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It Began as a Military Experiment by Trevor Paglen — VisualArtsDB

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It Began as a Military Experiment

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It Began as a Military Experiment

2017

Medium: Ten inkjet prints
Dimensions: Each 13 7/16 × 10 1/4" (34.1 × 26 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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