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A woman in a long white gown with wings stands staring into a corner of an old sparse room.
Seeking the Light
A woman in a long white gown with wings stands staring into a corner of an old sparse room.
A woman in a long white gown with wings stands staring into a corner of an old sparse room.
Seeking the Light, Maria von Matthiessen, 1997, sepia-toned print, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © 2018 by Malte von Matthiessen.

Seeking the Light

Artist (American, 1944 - 2001)
Date1997
Mediumsepia-toned print
DimensionsSight: 18 1/4 × 12 5/16 inches (46.4 × 31.3 cm)
Portfolio/Series"The Magical Self: African-American Hairdos in Savannah" series
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number2001.11.29
On View
Not on view
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Subject MatterUrban Slave Quarters, Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
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