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One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Artist (American, born 1953)
Date1985
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 30 1/8 × 17 1/2 in. (76.5 × 44.5 cm)
Support: 33 1/8 × 20 in. (84.1 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineWayne R. Lazorik University Collection, Gift of Wayne R. Lazorik, 1996
Object number1996.40.84
DescriptionMan and woman standing one in front of the other leaning against a tree on the banks of a body of water. At top in large print is "AN IDLE MIND IS THE DEVILS WORKSHOP"
eMuseum Notes
Text reads as: An idle mind is the Devils workshop.
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