Child in a basement dwelling, probably Warsaw

© Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography

Child in a basement dwelling, probably Warsaw

Currently not on view

Child in a basement dwelling, probably Warsaw,

ca. 1935–38, printed ca. 1945–55

Roman Vishniac, 1897–1990; born St. Petersburg, Russia; died New York, NY; active Berlin, Germany, and New York City, NY
2017-231

Information

Title
Child in a basement dwelling, probably Warsaw
Dates

ca. 1935–38, printed ca. 1945–55

Maker
Roman Vishniac
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Hugh Leander Adams, Mary Trumbull Adams and Hugh Trumbull Adams Princeton Art Fund
Object Number
2017-231
Place Made

Europe, Poland, Warsaw

Inscription
No stamp
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
faces, children (people by age group), portraits

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