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Images of William Kentridge, Portage A yellowed dictionary page partly obscured by black paper roughly cut and assembled to depict a m... Short A yellowed dictionary page partly obscured by black paper roughly cut and assembled to depict a man walking, hunched over, and carrying an enormous load on his backWilliam Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Two yellowed dictionary pages partly obscured by black paper roughly cut and assembled to depict ... Short Two yellowed dictionary pages partly obscured by black paper roughly cut and assembled to depict two people walking while carrying a reclining person on a stiff boardWilliam Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Four black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a Fren... Short Four black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Two black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a Frenc... Short Two black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Three black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a Fre... Short Three black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Five black humanoid silhouettes carrying ambiguous objects are superimposed over the open pages o... Short Five black humanoid silhouettes carrying ambiguous objects are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago A black humanoid silhouette fleeing from a silhouetted cat is superimposed over the open pages of... Short A black humanoid silhouette fleeing from a silhouetted cat is superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Nine black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a Fren... Short Nine black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago Three black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a Fre... Short Three black humanoid silhouettes are superimposed over the open pages of what appears to be a French dictionary or encyclopedia. William Kentridge, South African, b. 1955Portage , 2000 Photo: Nathan Keay , © MCA Chicago
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