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Yousuf Karsh
Helen Keller with Polly Thompson1948, pritned 1983, published 1983

Not on view
Black and white photograph of two older white women, heads bowed close together, hands clasped over a large closed book against a black background
Artist or Maker
Yousuf Karsh
Title
Helen Keller with Polly Thompson
Place Made
Canada
Date Made
1948, pritned 1983, published 1983
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 18 7/8 × 21 1/16 in. (47.94 × 53.5 cm) Primary support: 18 7/8 × 21 1/16 in. (47.94 × 53.5 cm) Secondary support: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection
Accession Number
M.2002.213.1.9
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Estate of Yousuf Karsh. All Rights Reserved.