-He was born May 15th, 1925 in Normal, Illinois.
-He died of cancer on May 7th, 1972 in Lexington, Kentucky.
-He attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
-He was an American photographer alongside an optician.
-He published four books, Father Louie, Ralph Eugene Meatyard: The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater and Other Figurative Photographs, Ralph Eugene Meatyard 55, and Ralph Eugene Meatyard: An American Visionary.
-He took all his photos in and around Lexington where he moved at the age of 25 and stayed until he passed.
-Meatyard's photos were used to transform the "everyday nature of a family photograph into an unexpected moment."
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/M/meatyard/meatyard_resources.html
http://www.believermag.com/issues/200612/?read=article_mcdermott
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