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U.S. - Mexico Border, desert of San Ysidro, California by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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U.S. - Mexico Border, desert of San Ysidro, California

U.S. - Mexico Border, desert of San Ysidro, California

U.S. - Mexico Border, desert of San Ysidro, California

Sebastião Salgado

1997

Dimensions: 34.4488188976 Centimeters (Measurements) × 51.4351028702 Centimeters (Measurements) × 51.1176022352 Centimeters (Measurements) × 60.3251206502 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole

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The confluence of the Colorado and the Little Colorado from the Navajo territory. The Grand Canyon National Park begins after this junction. Utah. USA.

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At times, only the tails of the southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) are visible. Valdés Peninsula. Argentina.

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Brasil

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The eastern part of the Brooks Range, which rises to over 9,800 feet. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska. USA.

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Tuna Fishing, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil

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Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India

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Iceberg between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands on the Weddell Sea. Antarctic Peninsula.

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