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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado — VisualArtsDB

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Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil

Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil

Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil

Sebastião Salgado

1986

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 17 5/8 in. (30.32 x 44.77 cm) (image) 15 15/16 x 19 11/16 in. (40.48 x 50.01 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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