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Praying Mantis by Eliot Porter — VisualArtsDB

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Praying Mantis

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Praying Mantis

1953

Medium: Dye transfer print
Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 8 7/16" (27.3 × 21.5 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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