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Coal Miner, Kentucky by Ben Shahn — VisualArtsDB

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Coal Miner, Kentucky

1935

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 6 1/2 × 9 5/8" (16.5 × 24.4 cm)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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