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155 East 52nd Street by Leon Levinstein, Gary S. Davis — VisualArtsDB

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155 East 52nd Street

155 East 52nd Street

155 East 52nd Street

Leon Levinstein Gary S. Davis

1950–1960

Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: image/sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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