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Giving Birth to a Joke

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1956

Artist:

Kansuke Yamamoto
Japanese, 1914-1987

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Kansuke Yamamoto

Title

Giving Birth to a Joke

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1956

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 42.6 × 55.7 cm (16 13/16 × 21 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Helen and Sam Zell

Reference Number

2024.1163

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