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The Bat by Clarence John Laughlin — VisualArtsDB

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The Bat

Clarence John Laughlin

1940

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 13 9/16 × 10 13/16" (34.3 × 27.5 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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