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Heroin smokers in the Gumruch neighbourhood, Teheran

PERESS, Gilles

Heroin smokers in the Gumruch neighbourhood, Teheran
Image: © Gilles Peress / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 55111

Creation/Production

PERESS, Gilles

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:38.2
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:56.9
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:50.8
w(cm) paper size:60.6

Techniques

Gelatin silver print on paper

Material

Pale grey laid paper

Location

on display
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Tags

  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Drug Use
  • Fine Art
  • Peress Gilles
  • Photograph
  • Street
  • Works On Paper

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