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My Father Went to War by Carrie Mae Weems — VisualArtsDB

My Father Went to War

My Father Went to War

Carrie Mae Weems

1986–1987

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 43.2 × 30.5 cm (17 × 12 in.)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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photographyWWIIwarmenphotographracephotographic paperracism

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