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The Two-Headed Woman

Artist Unknown
Date1950
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/16 × 2 3/8 inches (10.64 × 6.05 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 3 5/16 inches (13.03 × 8.41 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2015.9.314
Signednone
InscribedOn sheet recto, top margin, in black pen: "The Two-headed woman"; On sheet recto, bottom margin, in black pen: "april 1950"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "30-"; On sheet verso, lower right, in black pen: "57"
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DescriptionImage of one woman standing behind another so it appears as if she has two heads; both women smiling.
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