Georgy Zelma
Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan (Physical Technical Institute)

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Artist Georgy Zelma(Russian, 1906–1984)Russian, 1906–1984

CultureRussian

Titles

Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan (Physical Technical Institute)

Date1951 or later

PlaceAshkabad, Turkmenistan, Asia

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 11/16 × 15 in. (22.1 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 15 in. (22.1 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Howard Schickler and David Lafaille

Object number95.339

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description

The Russian photographer Georgy Zelma enjoyed a long career photographing for various press agencies in the Soviet Union. This image of a desalination plant is typical of Zelma’s dramatic style. Utilizing extreme angles, odd juxtapositions, or in this case high contrast, his images always aimed to celebrate Soviet strength and innovation. Here, the lone worker is silhouetted against an endless field of high-tech panels, symbolizing the goals of state socialism and central planning.

ProvenanceHoward Schickler and David Lafaille; given to MFAH, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

There is a stamp in black ink, center verso. There is a signature in black ink, lower right verso. In pencil, lower right verso: "BZA559". A label in black ink on the center verso.

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