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Reality as a Stage Set by Clarence John Laughlin — VisualArtsDB

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Reality as a Stage Set

Clarence John Laughlin

1965

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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