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Five girls with their make-up boxes prepare for the evening. by Mary Ellen Mark — VisualArtsDB

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Five girls with their make-up boxes prepare for the evening.

Five girls with their make-up boxes prepare for the evening.

Five girls with their make-up boxes prepare for the evening.

Mary Ellen Mark

1978

Dimensions: 30.5 Centimeters (Measurements) × 47.3 Centimeters (Measurements) × 46.8 Centimeters (Measurements) × 58.1 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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