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1999.93 (1)
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The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995
Kara Walker (American, b. 1969)
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The Means to an End...A Shadow Drama in Five Acts, 1995
Kara Walker (American, b. 1969)
1999.93
etching and aquatint
Sheet: 88.5 x 59.2 cm (34 13/16 x 23 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund
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