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        "tombstone": "Self-Portrait with Poodle, c. 1985. Herbert Ascherman (American, b. 1947). Platinum print; image: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert Ascherman Jr., 2022.120",
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        "title": "Self-Portrait with Poodle",
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        "department": "Photography",
        "collection": "PH - American 1951-Present",
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        "measurements": "Image: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)",
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                "description": "Herbert Ascherman, Jr. [1947-] (the artist), Beachwood, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH",
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                "date": "1985-2022",
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                "date": "September 12, 2022-",
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        "did_you_know": "Neuroscience has demonstrated that dogs identify with their owners.",
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        "description": "Here is an owner that identifies with his pooch. Sitting in the chair and smoking the cigar is Herbert Ascherman, Cleveland\u2019s pre-eminent commercial and fine art portraitist for over four decades. The face we see in this self-portrait, however, is that of his poodle. Ascherman created and composed the shot, then asked a friend to snap the camera\u2019s shutter. This is Ascherman\u2019s most purchased image.",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Herbert Ascherman Jr.",
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