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"Growing and Shrinking House", 1942-1945: Perspectives by Walter Gropius — VisualArtsDB

"Growing and Shrinking House", 1942-1945: Perspectives

"Growing and Shrinking House", 1942-1945: Perspectives

1942–1945

Medium: Negative photostat print
Dimensions: sheet: 34 x 60.1 cm (13 3/8 x 23 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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