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Cell Block, Texas Department of Corrections by Danny Lyon — VisualArtsDB

Cell Block, Texas Department of Corrections

Cell Block, Texas Department of Corrections

1968

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 8 in. (30 x 20.32 cm) (image) 13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (35.4 x 27.78 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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