Roman Vishniac
[Old woman searching for work, Warsaw or Lublin]

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

[Old woman searching for work, Warsaw or Lublin]
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ArtistAmerican, born Russia, 1897–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Old woman searching for work, Warsaw or Lublin]
Datec. 1935–1938
Place depictedWarsaw or Lublin, Poland
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 5/8 × 15 5/8 in. (49.8 × 39.7 cm)
 Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mara Vishniac Kohn
Object number2015.277
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, d. 1990; Estate of the artist; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right edge in pencil: MVK.HGW.943.2008
bottom right edge below image in ink: Roman Vishniac

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Gelatin silver print
92.205
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Gelatin silver print
88.25
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88.26
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Gelatin silver print
88.27