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Robert M. Shapiro
Chessno date

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Black and white photograph of hands playing chess on an outdoor table, with the torso of a standing figure in plaid shirt, puffer jacket, and grid-patterned trousers above

Robert M. Shapiro, Chess, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lynda and Robert M. Shapiro, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Robert M. Shapiro
Title
Chess
Place Made
United States
Date Made
no date
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.13 × 19.21 cm) Primary support: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.13 × 19.21 cm) Secondary support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lynda and Robert M. Shapiro
Accession Number
AC1997.18.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography

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