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Roger Ballen
Descent2010

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Artist or Maker
Roger Ballen
United States, New York, New York City, active South Africa, born 1950
Title
Descent
Date Made
2010
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Primary support: 36 3/16 × 36 in. (91.92 × 91.44 cm) Image: 29 9/16 × 29 9/16 in. (75.09 × 75.09 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dana and Eric Newman
Accession Number
M.2018.280.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography

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