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[Mantises hatch from cocoon]
[Mantises hatch from cocoon]

[Mantises hatch from cocoon]

Artist (American, 1904–1971)
Date1939 (negative); ca. 1965 (print)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 1/4 × 15 1/8 inches (48.9 × 38.4 cm);
Mount (Matted): 27 15/16 × 22 1/16 inches (71 × 56 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of the artist, Class of 1927, and LIFE Magazine
Terms
  • Photographs
  • Gelatin silver prints
  • Insects
Object number65.525
Collections
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