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Boy destroying piano, Wales, 1961

JONES GRIFFITHS, Philip
Boy destroying piano, Wales, 1961
Image: © Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
For any licensing and reproduction use of this image, please contact Magnum Photos: licensingall@magnumphotos.com
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 12776

Creation/Production

JONES GRIFFITHS, Philip
1936-2008
Role: Photographer
Place: South Wales
Period: 1961

Measurements

h(cm) frame:73.2
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:55.1
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:2.7
d(cm)
h(in) frame:28 13/16
h(in)
w(in) frame:21 11/16
w(in)
d(in) frame:1 1/16
d(in)
h(cm) image size:48.5
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:32.5
w(cm)
h(in) image size:19 1/8
h(in)
w(in) image size:12 3/4
w(in)

Material

Black and white photographic print

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Boy
  • Childhood
  • Fine Art
  • Photograph
  • Piano
  • Rocks
  • Works On Paper

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