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Desert Wreck
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Department of Prints
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Mandel Great Neck New York gift; to Fogg Art Museum.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel
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