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The Vanishing Race

Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Print the Vanishing Race, 1904
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Studio City, CA
"The Vanishing Race" is perhaps the most iconic and sought-after photographic print by renowned
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Photography

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Paper

"New York City Skyline View from the East River, " Lionel Reiss, Jewish Artist
By Lionel Reiss
Located in New York, NY
such thing as a ‘Jewish race’.” Instead, he claimed that the Jewish people were a cultural group with a
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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"The only thing more pathetic than Indians on TV is Indians watching Indians...
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

"Lobstermen in Gloucester, Mass." Lionel Reiss WPA Social Realism Fishermen
By Lionel S. Reiss
Located in New York, NY
the eve of the Holocaust, Reiss argued that there was “no such thing as a ‘Jewish race’.” Instead, he
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1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Early 20th Century Summer Floral Still Life - Zinnias, Delphiniums, Corn Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
-Kinkaid's book The Man of Yesterday: A Romance of a Vanishing Race, (1908). Volney had many successful
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

You mess with me, you mess with my cousins
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

#fangasm, Pabs was TOTALLY inspired by meeeeeeeee111!
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

It was, like, a super long time ago that ppl were here, right?
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Tell Chakotay that we'll brb
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

The Value of Comic Sans
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Beware of the intentions of well meaning Aliens
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

The Away Team Beams Down to What Appears to Be an Uninhabited Planet
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

PRESERVER ONE: Well, looks like we got them all. See, don’t you feel GREAT...
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Making a b-line to HaidaBucks, Salmonberry Frap #ftw #starbucksFAIL #lol
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Yeah... shit's about to go sideways. I'll take you to Amerind. You'll like it...
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

We shall reassert our inherent rights
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

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WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial
Located in New York, NY
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial "Pawns" 16 x 20 inches,. Oil on board, c. 1930’s. Signed lower left. Stowell Sherman (1886 – 1973) was bo...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME - PALM CANYON
By Edward Curtis
Located in Santa Monica, CA
EDWARD CURTIS (1868 - 1952) BEFORE THE WHTE MAN CAME - PALM CANYON, 1924 Photogravure. Printed title along with 1924 copyright line. Photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co., Cambridge Mass. P...
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1920s American Realist Figurative Photography

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Photogravure

"Time Remembered" Mid 20th Century NYC Modern American Scene WPA El Railway 1940
Located in New York, NY
"Time Remembered" Mid 20th Century NYC Modern American Scene WPA El Railway 1940 A view of the Third Avenue El (elevated railway) at 28th Street, New York. Signed lower left. Titled...
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1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Edward S. Curtis Original Signed and Stamped Silver Toned Platinum Print, 1906
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Studio City, CA
An original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "The Piki Maker" The print is hand-signed in ink, blind-stamped with Curtis' embos...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Photography

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Paper

"Spearing Salmon: Spokan", Sepia Photograph of Indigenous Spearfishing
By Edward Sheriff Curtis
Located in Soquel, CA
Silver and sepia tone photographic print of an indigenous spearfisher by Edward Sheriff Curtis, image circa 1901 (American, 1868-1952), as a 1974 copy of (and printed from negatives ...
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1970s Photorealist Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Harbor Along Maine Coast
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Milford, NH
A fine marine landscape by well-known Dutch / American artist Anthony Thieme (1888-1954). Thieme was born in Rotterdam, Holland and, after traveling in Europe, England, & South Ameri...
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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Travois - Blackfoot
By Edward Sheriff Curtis
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edward Sheriff Curtis, A Travois - Blackfoot. 1926. Volume 18. Vintage photogravure. (Native American portraiture, Southwest photography).
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Early 19th Century Portrait Photography

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Photogravure

Chaiwa - Tewa - Profile, 1921
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward S. Curtis Chaiwa - Tewa - Profile 1921 Photogravure Print 22 x 18 inches Vintage large format Curtis Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 12, Plate #415, The North American Indi...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Photography

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Photogravure

A Hopi Girl, Plate 406, 1905
By Edward Sheriff Curtis
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edward Sheriff Curtis, A Hopi Girl, Plate 406. Vintage photogravure on Holland van Gelder from Portfolio 12. (Native American portraiture, Southwest photography). Original photogravu...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Photography

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Photogravure

Historical B/W Photograph of Native American Navajo Pottery Makers
Located in Miami, FL
A Window into History: 1922 Portrait by Odile Bouligny This captivating black and white photograph, captured in 1922 by renowned French photographer Odile Bouligny, offers a glimpse...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Native American Objects

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Paper

Whaling Crew - Cape Prince of Wales, pl. 709
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Dallas, TX
Printed plate number, Curtis's title, date, copyright, and photogravures by John Andrews and Son on recto. Photogravure on Holland Van Gelder tissue Known for his remarkable documen...
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Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Photography

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Photogravure

"Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a fine photogravure portrait of an Ogalala woman by Edward Curtis. The image is Plate 94 from Supplementary Portfolio 3 of Edward Curtis' epic project The North American...
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Antique Early 1900s American Photography

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Paper

"Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
"Ogalala Woman" by Edward S. Curtis, 1908
H 26.25 in W 22 in D 0.57 in
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) "Union Square," 24 x 36 inches. Oil on canvas, c.1940s, Signed lower center. A...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Astina Camp Plate 175
By Edward Sheriff Curtis
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This is a plate 175 Astina Camp print by Edward Sheriff Curtis. This was one of the first professional photographers of the 20th century and he is internationally famous for his west...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Photography

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Tissue Paper

Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Photograph Hopi Weaver, 1899
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Studio City, CA
An original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "Hopi Weaver"(sometimes known as "The Weaver"). Curtis was famed for his work with t...
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Antique 1890s American Native American Photography

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Wood, Paper

Return With The Willows - Piegan, 1910
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward S. Curtis Return With The Willows - Piegan 1910 Photogravure Print 9 x 12 inches Vintage small format Curtis Volume Photogravure, Volume 6, The North American Indian, on Japa...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Photography

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Photogravure

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The Vanishing Race, Signed by Edward S. Curtis, Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1904
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an extremely scarce gelatin silver print of The Vanishing Race by Edward S. Curtis
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Antique Early 1900s American Photography

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Paper

Re-invaders
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Re-invaders
H 35.5 in W 22.5 in
Spaced Invaders
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
as a vanishing race. With the insertion of ovoids, s-shapes and u-shapes into the images, both the
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

What a Great spot for a Walmart!
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Side Show Band
Located in Los Angeles, CA
important visual records of an institution that has all but vanished. .....” ..... from Robert Weaver One
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

The Vanishing Race
By Edward Curtis
Located in Santa Monica, CA
, seeking to record with images the traditional life of its vanishing indigenous inhabitants. No other
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Early 20th Century Photography

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Platinum

Edward S. Curtis Original Signed Stamped Platinum Print the Vanishing Race, 1904
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Studio City, CA
"The Vanishing Race" is perhaps the most iconic and sought-after photographic print by renowned
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Antique Early 1900s American Photography

Materials

Paper

#photobombing the Dzunuḵ̓wa. She's gonna be mad
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

#photobombing the Dzunuḵ̓wa. She's gonna be mad
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
peoples as a vanishing race. With the insertion of ovoids, s-shapes and u-shapes into the images, both
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

Choke on an Ovoid
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Home Coming
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Home Coming
Home Coming
H 22.5 in W 36.25 in
We shall reassert our inherent rights
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
peoples as a vanishing race. With the insertion of ovoids, s-shapes and u-shapes into the images, both
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

We come to witness
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

They're Coming! Quick! I have a better hiding place for you. Dorvan V
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
confronting the dominant colonial culture’s continued portrayal of Indigenous peoples as a vanishing race
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Skeena, Beam Me Up!
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
peoples as a vanishing race. With the insertion of ovoids, s-shapes and u-shapes into the images, both
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Skeena, Beam Me Up!
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
/colonial narrative of an empty Canada and of a vanishing race. What makes Interventions on the Imaginary
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Digital

Edward S. Curtis Signed Photograph of Apsaroke Indian Chief
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
life and landscapes of this "vanishing race." In that same year Curtis traveled to the East Coast to
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Early 20th Century American Photography

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Paper

American Indians "The Storm -- Apache"
By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Located in Florham Park, NJ
vanishing race. It has been suggested that he altered and manipulated his pictures to create a simulation
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Early 20th Century American Photography

Pair of Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
approximately 208 BC to about 221 AD. Foo Dogs vanished for nearly 400 years after their first appearance. They
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Iron, Silver Leaf

SALE!! Pair of Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
about 221 AD. Foo Dogs vanished for nearly 400 years after their first appearance. They later returned
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

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Iron, Silver Leaf

SALE!! Pair of Foo Dog Lamps
SALE!! Pair of Foo Dog Lamps
H 28 in W 14 in D 11 in
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