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Before the First Whistle by Romare Bearden — VisualArtsDB

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Before the First Whistle

1973

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: composition: 15 11/16 × 12" (39.8 × 30.5 cm); sheet: 23 11/16 × 18" (60.2 × 45.7 cm)
Genre: print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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