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The Tense Hand by George Platt Lynes — VisualArtsDB

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The Tense Hand

George Platt Lynes

1954

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 8 3/4" (18.4 × 22.3 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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