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The Line, Ferguson Prison, Texas by Danny Lyon — VisualArtsDB

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The Line, Ferguson Prison, Texas

1968

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 12 1/2" (21 × 31.7 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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