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Daughter of Joseph La Blanc, pictured in first communion dress. Crowley, La.

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleDaughter of Joseph La Blanc, pictured in first communion dress. Crowley, La.
DateOctober 1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (24.5 × 18.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.259
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts an oval framed First Communion portrait of a young girl hung on a wall. The girl wears a white dress and stands next to a large bouquet of flowers. The frame is carved with a floral design, and the wallpaper is a diamond pattern studded with flowers.

A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts an oval framed First Communion portrait of a young girl hung on a wall. The girl wears a white dress and stands next to a large bouquet of flowers. The frame is carved with a floral design, and the wallpaper is a diamond pattern studded with flowers.

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"Daughter of Joseph La Blanc, pictured in first communion dress. Crowley, La. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.259