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H. L. Mencken by Edward Steichen — VisualArtsDB

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H. L. Mencken

Edward Steichen

1926

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 16 1/2 × 13 1/8" (41.9 × 33.3 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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