Artist
Werner Bischof(Swiss, 1916–1954)Swiss, 1916–1954
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Barbed Wire Used as Clothes Line, Koje-Do, Korea
Date1952
PlaceSouth Korea
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/4 × 11 11/16 in. (19.7 × 29.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 11/16 in. (19.7 × 29.7 cm)
Frame (outer): 16 3/8 × 20 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (41.7 × 51.8 × 3.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 11/16 in. (19.7 × 29.7 cm)
Frame (outer): 16 3/8 × 20 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (41.7 × 51.8 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
Object number2010.1860
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Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso lower center: "PF93980-111"
Marked in red and blue crayon on verso left edge: "C22-16" "17" (in a circle)
Marked in red and blue crayon on verso left edge: "C22-16" "17" (in a circle)
Stamped verso: "WERNER Bischof-MAGNUM Photos"
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