Christ cries when he sees a young woman who has died during an illegal abortion, from the series "Christ in New York"

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Christ cries when he sees a young woman who has died during an illegal abortion, from the series "Christ in New York"
Christ cries when he sees a young woman who has died during an illegal abortion, from the series "Christ in New York"
Christ cries when he sees a young woman who has died during an illegal abortion, from the series "Christ in New York"

Christ cries when he sees a young woman who has died during an illegal abortion, from the series "Christ in New York"

Maker (b. 1932, McKeesport, Pennsylvania)
Date1981
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 8 in. x 10 in. (20.3 cm x 25.4 cm); image: 5 in. x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 cm x 19 cm)
ClassificationPHOTOGRAPHS
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1984.31.2
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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