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

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

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

1942–1945

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 38.5 x 45.4 cm (15 3/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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