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James Meredith after Being Shot Down on a Mississippi Road by Jack R. Thornell — VisualArtsDB

James Meredith after Being Shot Down on a Mississippi Road

James Meredith after Being Shot Down on a Mississippi Road

Jack R. Thornell

1966

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 15.5 × 24.4 cm (6 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.6 × 27.8 cm (8 1/8 × 11 in.)
Genre: photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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