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Subway Acrobats by Jacob Lawrence — VisualArtsDB

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Subway Acrobats

Subway Acrobats

Subway Acrobats

1959

Medium: Tempera on board
Dimensions: 19 7/8 x 23 11/16 in.
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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