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Art of Resilience 1

An oil painting on canvas. In the center is the face of a person who has tan skin and brown eyes. The bottom half of their face is covered by a pink COVID mask. The person has black hair that is highlighted with red and pink, fading into the different pinks within the background.

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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representative image

Subject

oil paintings (visual works)

Title

Art of Resilience 1

Identifier

07312022-1a

Description

An oil painting on canvas. In the center is the face of a person who has tan skin and brown eyes. The bottom half of their face is covered by a pink COVID mask. The person has black hair that is highlighted with red and pink, fading into the different pinks within the background.

Date Submitted

January 1, 1970

Language

English

Spatial Coverage

Paris 2.352221 48.856614

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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