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The main street, Slonim

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

The main street, Slonim
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ArtistAmerican, born Russia, 1897–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The main street, Slonim
Datec. 1935–1938
Place depictedSlonim, Belarus
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (33.7 × 26 cm)
 Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mara Vishniac Kohn
Object number2015.275
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, d. 1990; Estate of the artist; given to MFAH, 2015.
Published References Roman Vishniac, "A Vanished World" (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1983). Maya Benton, ed., "Roman Vishniac Rediscovered" (New York: Prestel, 2015). Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right corner in pencil: RV216.02
verso center a stamp: FROM THE ESTATE OF ROMAN VISHNIAC / © MARA VISHNIAC KOHN

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