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Making sure the purse was with us,
Making sure the purse was with us,
Making sure the purse was with us,

Making sure the purse was with us,

Artist (American, born 1937)
Date1982
MediumChromogenic print, ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
Support: 5 1/2 × 11 in. (14 × 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Lannan Foundation, 1999
Object number1999.14.15b
DescriptionFrom the portfolio "Personal Salvation: Enlightenment #5". Small paper envelope printed in block letters "COTILLION' on the left, and a photo of a drawstring purse on the right, with text underneath "Making sure the purse was with us,"
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