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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

    Chile, September 1973

    • Koen Wessing (1942-2011)

    Military oppression, mass detentions, and authoritarian dominance in Santiago following the 1973 Chilean coup.

    Chile, September 1973

    • Koen Wessing (1942-2011)

    Military oppression, mass detentions, and authoritarian dominance in Santiago following the 1973 Chilean coup.

    Image courtesy of Netherlands Photo Museum.
    Image courtesy of Netherlands Photo Museum.
    Image courtesy of Netherlands Photo Museum.

    Books

    Chili, September 1973

    (Errata Editions, 2010)

    Koen Wessing

    (Fragment, 1993)

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