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Cut Paper

Artist Frederick Sommer (American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (24.13 × 19.05 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.313
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand Back of Mount
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionImage of a sheet of paper with abstract forms cut out to reveal three-dimensional figurative shapes with dramatic shadows.
Copyright© Frederick & Frances Sommer Foundation / Naomi Lyons & Jeremy Cox
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