Artist
Dziga Vertov (David Kaufman)(Russian, born Poland, 1896–1954)Russian, born Poland, 1896–1954
Artistand
Mikhail Kaufman(Russian, born Poland, 1897–1980)Russian, born Poland, 1897–1980
CultureRussian
Titles
- Kino Glaz
- Man with the Movie Camera
Date1924
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/16 × 14 5/16 in. (28.8 × 36.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/16 × 14 5/16 in. (28.8 × 36.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2968
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Sotheby's, London, on 5/1/1993.
Exhibition History"Film und Foto", Stuttgart, 1929.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso upper right in red " 220 "[ underlined] lower left in red and in blue " N 1920 "[ underlined and scratched through ] near bottom " 1 m " with arrows in either direction to edge of sheet
verso upper left side in pencil " Dziga Werthoff " " Photo M. Kaufmann "
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Chim (David Seymour)
1936, printed 1983
Gelatin silver print
2022.343
