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Former Slave, Alabama by Dorothea Lange — VisualArtsDB

Former Slave, Alabama

Former Slave, Alabama

1937

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 7 13/16 x 7 3/4 in. (19.84 x 19.69 cm) (image) 9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (25.24 x 20.16 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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