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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
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Henry Moore’s “Oval with Points” is a favorite spot on the Princeton University campus. The surface is worn from children playing inside it. As a child, I sat there frequently—my mother worked at the art museum. I captured this image on her Birthday in 2020, about seven weeks before the shutdown. This image has become a personal symbol of peace and innocence before experience.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Princeton, NJ, New Jersey, United States of America
Camera: ILCE-7RM2
Copyright: © Hilary Houston Bachelder