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I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)

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Luce Center

Palais D'Or, N.Y.C.

Object Number: 
1970.43
Artist/Maker:
Howard Thain
Date: 
1928
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 
Overall: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm) Frame: 25 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (65.4 x 74.9 cm)
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Howard Thain
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group