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Gerald Cyrus, Jr.

2005 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

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Gerald Cyrus, Forever, 2016, Havana, Cuba, archival pigment print, 16x20 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Pew Fellow, 2005
Visual Arts

References

Gerald Cyrus, Jr.'s website

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