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Kar-Mi Swallows A Loaded Gun Barrel and Shoots a Cracker From a Man's Head
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Kar-Mi Swallows A Loaded Gun Barrel and Shoots a Cracker From a Man's Head

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Kar-Mi Swallows A Loaded Gun Barrel and Shoots a Cracker From a Man's Head
Artist (1872-1956)
SignatureL.l. : © 1914. COPYRIGHT BY / JOSEPH B. HALLWORTH; l.r. : THE / NATIONAL / PTG-ENG / CO / NEW YORK / ST. LOUIS / CHICAGO / 06436
Date 1914
Dimensions71.3 × 105.5 cm (28 1/16 × 41 9/16 in.)
Origin United States, North America
Object NumberM2014.128.247
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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