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Shirley Embracing Sam by Roy DeCarava — VisualArtsDB

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Shirley Embracing Sam

1952

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8" (34 × 26.3 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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