Viktor Ruykovitch
One of the First Parachutists in the Soviet Union

as framed on arrival at MFAH
One of the First Parachutists in the Soviet Union
CultureRussian
Titles
  • One of the First Parachutists in the Soviet Union
  • Odna iz pervykh parachutistok v Sovetskom Soyuze
Date1936
PlaceRussia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 22 7/8 × 73 in. (58.1 × 185.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of William Broyles
Object number2010.1819
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Howard Schickler Fine Art, New York]; purchased by William Broyles, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 29, 2003; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Titled in blue ink on verso in Cyrillic
Signed in ink in Cyrillic on verso
Printed labels on verso: [see Accession File for photocopies]
"V. Ruykovitch"

"Art of Framing / MUSE GALLERY / ... / jackson, wy / ..."

"Ruykovitch, Viktor / One of the first parachutists in the Soviet Union, 1936 / ...PENELOPE DIXON / ... "

"Viktor Ruykovitch / Odna iz pervykh parachutistok v Sovetskom Soyuze / One of the first female parachutists in the Soviet Union, 1936 / ..."


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