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Jimmy the Storyteller

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Jimmy the Storyteller

1947

Medium: Six gelatin silver prints
Dimensions: Each approx. 7 × 9 1/2" (17.8 × 24.1 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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Jimmy the Storyteller by Ruth Orkin — VisualArtsDB