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Black and white print of a two men and woman seated at a table. The men are bare chested, and one wears a sailor cap. To the right are a man and woman dancing.
Tsing Tao Dance
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tsing Tao Dance

Artist Thomas Handforth (American, 1897 - 1948)
Dateundated
MediumEtching on paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (28.6 x 39.1 cm)
image: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (22.2 x 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Merle C. Shera
Object number1988.4.28
Collections
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