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"Downtown Los Angeles" Gelatin Silver c. 1950

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"Downtown Los Angeles" Gelatin Silver c. 1950

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Description

Anonymous artist, "Downtown Los Angeles," gelatin silver print photograph, circa 1950, depicting storefronts including adult movie cinema, bearing collection label on reverse. Image: 3.5" H x 4.25" W; frame: 12" H x 9" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Martin Z. Margulies collection, donated to New York Live Arts.

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"Downtown Los Angeles" Gelatin Silver c. 1950

Name: \"Downtown Los Angeles\" Gelatin Silver c. 1950
SKU: 99972234
Price: 200 USD
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