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(Sea shells and shadows)

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(Sea shells and shadows)

1941

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 7 3/16" (24.1 × 18.2 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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(Sea shells and shadows) by Werner Bischof — VisualArtsDB