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A Shadow of Life by E.T. Jr. Williams, Thornton Dial — VisualArtsDB

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A Shadow of Life

A Shadow of Life

A Shadow of Life

E.T. Jr. Williams Thornton Dial

1994

Medium: charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions: sheet: 90.49 × 62.87 cm (35 5/8 × 24 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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