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Demented boy, Sudan, 1988

JONES GRIFFITHS, Philip
Demented boy, Sudan, 1988
Image: © Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 12768

Creation/Production

JONES GRIFFITHS, Philip
1936-2008
Role: Photographer
Place: Sudan
Period: 1988

Measurements

Height (cm): 40.5
Width (cm): 50.6
Height (in): 16
Width (in): 19
h(cm) image size:33
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:49
w(cm)
h(in) image size:13
h(in)
w(in) image size:19 1/4
w(in)

Material

Black and white photographic print

Location

In store
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  • Child
  • Fine Art
  • Mental Health
  • Photograph
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