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The Prisoner (O prisioneiro) by Malangatana Valente Ngwenya — VisualArtsDB

The Prisoner (O prisioneiro)

The Prisoner (O prisioneiro)

Malangatana Valente Ngwenya

1969

Medium: Pen and black ink on paper
Dimensions: 43.5 × 32.5 cm (17 3/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Genre: prints and drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)inkpen and ink drawingsprints and drawingpaperwove paper

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