
The Bogeyman
<p>Duane Michals is a pioneer of the staged fine art photograph, in which he uses sequencing and incorporated text to construct a narrative. His orchestrated fictions engage recurring, universal themes: sex, death, love, fear, and violence. This sequence illustrates the bogeyman, a creature that provokes nighttime fears in children everywhere, in a tale that hints at deeper psychological and metaphysical questions as well.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1973
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 8.7 × 13.2 cm (3 7/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Duane Stephen Michals
Artist

Photography
Duane Michals is an American photographer. Michals's work makes innovative use of photo-sequences, often incorporating text to examine emotion and philosophy.
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The Bogeyman
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The Bogeyman
1973 · Gelatin silver print
Record
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- Duane Stephen Michals
- Year
- 1973
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 8.7 × 13.2 cm (3 7/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1973-089950
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified