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Leaving the Killing Floor (Stockyards)

Black-and-white photograph of a dark-skinned man in a black cap and long black coat walking alongside a concrete wall with a bricked-in doorway. His eyes are downcast, and he smokes a cigarette.-

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  • Black-and-white photograph of a dark-skinned man in a black cap and long black coat walking alongside a concrete wall with a bricked-in doorway. His eyes are downcast, and he smokes a cigarette.-

Date:

1972, printed 1972/78

Artist:

Ozier Muhammad
American, born 1950

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Ozier Muhammad

Title

Leaving the Killing Floor (Stockyards)

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Made 1972

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 21.6 × 31.7 cm (8 9/16 × 12 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.6 cm (10 15/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Promised gift of Raven Thomas Abdul-Aleem and Zaid Abdul-Aleem

Reference Number

Obj: 239564

Extended information about this artwork

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