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Dispensary Just Outside Calcutta, Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta, India

1981

Artists

Mary Ellen MarkArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs

Dimensions

32.2 x 48 cm (12 11/16 x 18 7/8 in.) frame: 51.3 x 66.4 cm (20 3/16 x 26 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Mary Ellen Mark, 1981, to; [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York] (1981-2011), gift/sale; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

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