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In the Light of Greece

1959
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: In the Light of Greece
  • Artist: Lillian Bassman (American, Brooklyn, New York 1917–2012 New York)
  • Date: 1959
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 10 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (27.3 × 34.9 cm)
    Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (28 × 35.3 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lizzie and Eric Himmel, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.889.37
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Lillian Bassman
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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