Talmud School in a Hester Street Tenement
Talmud School in a Hester Street Tenement

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Talmud School in a Hester Street Tenement,

1888–1895, printed 1957

Jacob August Riis, 1849–1914; born Ribe, Denmark; died Barre, MA; active New York, NY
2024-517

Information

Title
Talmud School in a Hester Street Tenement
Dates

1888–1895, printed 1957

Maker
Jacob August Riis
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
12 × 15.4 cm (4 3/4 × 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Shamus R. Khan
Object Number
2024-517
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New York, New York

Inscription
in graphite on verso: SC 80.1018 on label on verso: Talmud School, Hester Street, early 1890's
Culture
Danish, American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints

Purchased in 2020 by Shamus Khan [Christie’s, New York, MOMA: Tracing Photography’s History, July 9-19, Lot 30, 2018]; donated to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

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