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Plate (page 22) from Five Poems

2002

Medium: One from an illustrated book with five letterpress illustrations
Dimensions: plate: 6 x 4" (15.2 x 10.2 cm); page: 12 5/8 x 8 1/4" (32 x 21 cm)
Genre: Illustrated Book
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Plate (page 22) from Five Poems by Kara Walker — VisualArtsDB