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This Was the Only Time They Took the Bag Off
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This Was the Only Time They Took the Bag Off

PortfolioFrom the portfolio "The Amman Project"
Date2006
MediumDrypoint
DimensionsSheet: 689 x 572 mm. (27 1/8 x 22 1/2 in.)
Plate: 398 x 297 mm. (15 11/16 x 11 11/16 in.)

Credit LineWomen's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs; and partial gift of Nancy Patz, Baltimore
Object number2006.88.1
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