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Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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Gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr
Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado

1986

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 30.2 × 44.6 cm (11 15/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)
Genre: Gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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