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Independence/Nakba by Fazal Sheikh — VisualArtsDB

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Independence/Nakba

2013

Medium: Inkjet print
Dimensions: 16 × 14" (40.6 × 35.6 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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