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Black and White (No. 1) by Clarence John Laughlin — VisualArtsDB

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Black and White (No. 1)

Clarence John Laughlin

1938

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 10 3/8 × 13 5/8" (26.2 × 34.6 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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