Roman Vishniac
City Boys

City Boys

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

City Boys
City Boys
ArtistAmerican, born Russia, 1897–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • City Boys
Datec. 1935–1938, printed 1950s
Place depictedMukachevo, Ukraine
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (19.7 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan and Stanford Alexander in memory of Wendy Meyer
Object number88.27
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