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while they all prayed for salvation.
while they all prayed for salvation.
while they all prayed for salvation.

while they all prayed for salvation.

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 number1999.14.15d
DescriptionFrom the portfolio "Personal Salvation: Enlightenment #5". Small paper envelope printed in block letters "TABU" on the left, and a photo of a drawstring purse on the right, with text underneath "while they all prayed for salvation."
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