Roman Vishniac
A porter asleep on top of his carrying box. He is holding on to his most valuable possession: his shoes, Warsaw

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

A porter asleep on top of his carrying box. He is holding on to his most valuable possession: his shoes, Warsaw
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ArtistAmerican, born Russia, 1897–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A porter asleep on top of his carrying box. He is holding on to his most valuable possession: his shoes, Warsaw
Datec. 1935–1938
Place depictedWarsaw, Poland
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 3/4 × 13 11/16 in. (27.3 × 34.8 cm)
 Sheet: 11 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (28.1 × 35.4 cm)
 Mount: 15 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (39.4 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mara Vishniac Kohn
Object number2015.274
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, d. 1990; Estate of the artist; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
recto of mount bottom left below image in ink: A porter asleep on the carrying structure / Warsaw 1936
verso bottom right edge in pencil: MVK.HGW.207.2008
recto of mount bottom right below image in ink: Roman Vishniac

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