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We Reach for our Dead Hearts (We Reach for Our Lost Hearts)
We Reach for our Dead Hearts (We Reach for Our Lost Hearts)

We Reach for our Dead Hearts (We Reach for Our Lost Hearts)

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
DateFebruary 9, 1941; printed 1950
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches (34.29 x 26.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1715
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DescriptionGelatin silver print. Strange image of tombstone with a hand protuding through it.
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