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Study of nails and plate

Artist Augusto Cantamessa (Italian, 1927 - 2018)
Datecirca 1950
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumFerrotyped gelatin silver print
Dimensions8 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2021.0123
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Street view with two dogs, Italy
Street view with two dogs, Italy
Augusto Cantamessa
circa 1950
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Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Augusto Cantamessa
1958
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Woman with flower in hand, Italy
Augusto Cantamessa
1950
Man in fedora, Italy
Man in fedora, Italy
Augusto Cantamessa
circa 1950
88. The Unwashed. Black is your face,/ Black is your skin, your nails;/ Black is your very soul,/ Because you never bathe.
88. The Unwashed. Black is your face,/ Black is your skin, your nails;/ Black is your very soul,/ Because you never bathe.
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1947
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Cutting the Nails
Philip Reisman
1928
"Please don't bite your nails, dear. You're all I have left."
"Please don't bite your nails, dear. You're all I have left."
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Two women hold scarves over their heads, one crying, one balancing a baby on her torso.
James Cameron
1966
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A crowd of soldiers kneeling, holding their armaments and bowing their heads.
James Cameron
1966
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