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Margaret Blanche Polk

Margaret Blanche Polk, 1928

  • Prentice H. Polk, American, 1898-1984

Gelatin silver print

  • Overall (image and sheet): 9 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (24.4 × 18.1 cm)

Gift of Delano Willis

F1988.111

Department

African American Art

Details

Signed on image in dark ink, lower center: P. H. Polk

1989-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Prentice H. Polk, Margaret Blanche Polk, 1928, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Delano Willis, F1988.111.

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