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Two giraffes, one eating from a tree, view of a plain behind them, clouds in the sky.
Nubian Giraffes
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Nubian Giraffes

Artist Benson Bond Moore (American, 1882 - 1974)
Dateundated
MediumEtching on paper
Dimensionssheet: 13 x 8 3/4 in. (33 x 22.2 cm)
image: 9 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (24.8 x 17.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Helen Sawyer Farnsworth
Object number2000.9.37
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Visual DescriptionTwo giraffes, one eating from a tree, view of a plain behind them, clouds in the sky.
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