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

"Growing and Shrinking House", 1942-1945: Expansion: plans

"Growing and Shrinking House", 1942-1945: Expansion: plans

1942–1945

Medium: Positive photostat print
Dimensions: sheet: 27.9 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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