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Wall Detail, Flaking Desert Varnish by Eliot Porter — VisualArtsDB

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Wall Detail, Flaking Desert Varnish

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Wall Detail, Flaking Desert Varnish

1962

Medium: Dye transfer print
Dimensions: 8 11/16 × 8 5/8" (22 × 21.9 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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