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[Profile of a Seated African American Man] by Thomas Eakins — VisualArtsDB

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[Profile of a Seated African American Man]

[Profile of a Seated African American Man]

1882–1886

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 3 13/16 × 2 11/16 in. (9.7 × 6.8 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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