Edward Steichen
Death Takes a Holiday, Dr. John F. Erdmann Operating at New York Post-Graduate Hospital

Death Takes a Holiday, Dr. John F. Erdmann Operating at New York Post-Graduate Hospital

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Death Takes a Holiday, Dr. John F. Erdmann Operating at New York Post-Graduate Hospital
Death Takes a Holiday, Dr. John F. Erdmann Operating at New York Post-Graduate Hospital
ArtistAmerican, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Death Takes a Holiday, Dr. John F. Erdmann Operating at New York Post-Graduate Hospital
Date1929
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.2 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of the artist by direction of Joanna T. Steichen and George Eastman House
Object number82.135
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