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Mother and Child by Elizabeth Catlett — VisualArtsDB

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Mother and Child

Elizabeth Catlett

1956

Medium: Terra cotta
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 7 x 7" (28.6 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm)
Genre: Installations
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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