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The Insect-Headed Tombstone by Clarence John Laughlin — VisualArtsDB

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The Insect-Headed Tombstone

Clarence John Laughlin

1953

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 13 5/8 × 10 7/8" (34.6 × 27.7 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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