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Woman Writing at Desk, Guinea by Marc Riboud — VisualArtsDB

Woman Writing at Desk, Guinea

Woman Writing at Desk, Guinea

1960

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 16.9 × 25.1 cm (6 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Genre: Photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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