Artist
Roman Vishniac American, born Russia, 1897–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Old Ghetto of Vilna
Datec. 1935–1938, printed 1943–1946
Place depictedVilnius, Poland
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 cm)
Mount: 19 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (50.2 × 40.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 cm)
Mount: 19 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (50.2 × 40.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marlene Nathan Meyerson Family Foundation in honor of Gay Block, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2575
Not on view
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PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "RV96.01"
Stamped in black, and signed in pencil by Mara Vishniac, verso of mount, lower center: "FROM THE ESTATE OF ROMAN VISHNIAC / © MARA VISHNIAC KOHN / [signature]"
Stamped in black, and signed in pencil by Mara Vishniac, verso of mount, lower center: "FROM THE ESTATE OF ROMAN VISHNIAC / © MARA VISHNIAC KOHN / [signature]"
The photograph is not signed.
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