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Power of a Shadow by Clarence John Laughlin — VisualArtsDB

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Power of a Shadow

Clarence John Laughlin

1952

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4" (35.0 × 27.3 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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