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Lester Johnson, Man Under a Cloud, 1963

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Lester Johnson, American, b. 1919
Man Under a Cloud, 1963
Oil on board
39 ½ × 26 ¾ in. (100.3 × 67.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Shorr, 1977.6
Photo © MCA Chicago
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