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Cotton by Kara Walker — VisualArtsDB

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Cotton

1997

Medium: Etching and aquatint with chine collé
Dimensions: plate: 11 15/16 x 8 7/8" (30.3 x 22.5 cm); sheet: 17 11/16 x 14 3/4" (45 x 37.4 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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