Advancing Through the Birch

© The Dmitri Baltermants Collection, LLC

Advancing Through the Birch

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Advancing Through the Birch,

1941–45, printed 2003

Dmitri Baltermants, 1912–1990; born Warsaw, Poland; died Moscow, Russia; active Moscow, Russia
2018-206
While employed as a war photographer for Soviet political newspapers, Baltermants covered major battles of World War II. In this image, Russian troops and a tank set up in preparation for the presumed conflict ahead. The scene highlights the precarious and life-threatening positions Soviet war photographers endured in order to capture images that propagated the social and political messaging of Stalin’s regime.

Information

Title
Advancing Through the Birch
Dates

1941–45, printed 2003

Maker
Dmitri Baltermants
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 30.6 × 46.4 cm (12 1/16 × 18 1/4 in.) sheet: 40.4 × 50.4 cm (15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of M. Robin Krasny, Class of 1973
Object Number
2018-206
Marks/Labels/Seals
Estate stamp with handwriting, verso, lower right: ΦOTO Dm. Бальтерманц | © Dmitri Baltermants Collection | authorized Estate print 2003 | Print No. 9/28
Culture
Russian
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
men, trees, wars, soldiers

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