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The Mushroom Cloud, Roman Vishniac, 1941
Roman Vishniac, portraitRoman VishniacAmerican, 1897–1990

The Mushroom Cloud

1941 · Photograph

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Where is “The Mushroom Cloud” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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1991.1412

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PhotographsGelatin silver printModernism20th centuryUnited States

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