Artist
Margaret Bourke-White (American, 1904–1971)American, 1904–1971
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Day After Liberation, Buchenwald, Germany
DateApril 1945, printed 2004
Place depictedBuchenwald, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 7/8 × 9 7/16 in. (17.5 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.6 × 25.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.6 × 25.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern
Object number2012.443
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Norman Rockwell: American Freedom," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019–March 22, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower center:17355
Inscribed in pencil on verso right edge: Buchenwald Victims
Stamped on verso center: NOTICE / PERMISSION TO PUBLISH / AND CREDITS MUST BE / OBTAINED FROM TIME-LIFE / PICTURE AGENCY BEFORE / THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE / REPRODUCED. / TIME-LIFE PICTURE AGENCY
Stamped on verso lower right with additions in pencil: CREDIT TO READ: Margaret Bourke- / TIME LIFE Picture Agency [crossed out] © Time Inc./ Set # / THIS MUST BE RETURNED TO: / TIME-LIFE PICTURE AGENCY / NOT FOR ADVERTISING / OR TRADE USE
Inscribed in pencil on verso right edge: Buchenwald Victims
Stamped on verso center: NOTICE / PERMISSION TO PUBLISH / AND CREDITS MUST BE / OBTAINED FROM TIME-LIFE / PICTURE AGENCY BEFORE / THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE / REPRODUCED. / TIME-LIFE PICTURE AGENCY
Stamped on verso lower right with additions in pencil: CREDIT TO READ: Margaret Bourke- / TIME LIFE Picture Agency [crossed out] © Time Inc./ Set # / THIS MUST BE RETURNED TO: / TIME-LIFE PICTURE AGENCY / NOT FOR ADVERTISING / OR TRADE USE
Unsigned
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