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How to Grasp/Not to Grasp Poisonous Snakes

1975

Medium: Two gelatin silver prints
Dimensions: each 7 11/16 × 9 3/4" (19.5 × 24.7 cm) 7 11/16 × 9 3/4" (19.52625 × 0 × 0 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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How to Grasp/Not to Grasp Poisonous Snakes by Robert Cumming — VisualArtsDB