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Penasco, NM
Penasco, NM
Penasco, NM

Penasco, NM

Artist (American, 1903 - 1986)
Date1940
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineNew Mexico Farm Security Administration Collection, Museum purchase with funds from the Pinewood Foundation with additional support from Barbara Erdman, 1990
Object number1990.70.187
DescriptionTwo male clowns against improvised stage backdrop, clown at leftcenter wears skull cap, painted face, jacket, and walks toward clown playing trombone at right edge. This clown wears stuffing beneath shirt & blue jeans; painted face, hat.
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