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Small Wars (Lesson) by An-My Lê — VisualArtsDB

Small Wars (Lesson)

Small Wars (Lesson)

1999–2002

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 67.2 × 96.5 cm (26 1/2 × 38 in.)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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