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Man with Hand on Woman's Shoulder
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Man with Hand on Woman's Shoulder

Artist Roy DeCarava (American, 1919 - 2009)
Date1955; printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 15/16 × 9 inches (32.86 × 22.86 cm)
Sheet: 13 11/16 × 9 5/8 inches (34.77 × 24.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2627
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in pencil: "© 1982 ROY DECARAVA"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "141-5-87", "© 300", "P5.141.005.87"
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of man with hand on woman's shoulder.Exhibition History

Through the Lens: Visions of African American Experience, 1950-1970. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 18, 2015 – April 3, 2016, no cat.

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