Sand Creatures (71 HL-24A)

Ray K. Metzker

1971; printed 1984

  • Titles Sand Creatures (71 HL-24A) (Proper)
  • Artist Ray K. Metzker, 1931 - 2014
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.2 × 25.1 cm) image: 4 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (12.1 × 16.2 cm) mat: 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of John Hagefstration, AFI.177.2020, image © Estate of Ray K. Metzker
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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