Roman Vishniac
The Stairway Entrance to the Court of Rabbi Meir Ben Gedaliah (1558-1616), Lublin

The Stairway Entrance to the Court of Rabbi Meir Ben Gedaliah (1558-1616), Lublin

Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn © The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, UC Berkeley

The Stairway Entrance to the Court of Rabbi Meir Ben Gedaliah (1558-1616), Lublin
The Stairway Entrance to the Court of Rabbi Meir Ben Gedaliah (1558-1616), Lublin
ArtistAmerican, born Russia, 1897–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Stairway Entrance to the Court of Rabbi Meir Ben Gedaliah (1558-1616), Lublin
Date1935–1938, printed later
(not assigned)Berlin, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (23.4 × 25.6 cm)
 Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2020.284
Non exposé

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ProvenanceD. Mancini; Michael H. and Michele S. Marvins, December 17, 1989; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, verso, center: Roman Vishniac
Signed in pencil, verso, center: Roman Vishniac

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