Artist
Bert BrandtAmerican, 1915–1975
Publisher
Acme Newspictures, Inc.
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Past the Ruins to Paris
- Past the ruins to Paris, France. The crumbled ruins of buildings wrecked by bombs and shells line the sides of the road to Paris. American vehicles move up past this battered town, forging ahead to support the Third Army’s lightning advance on the French capital.
DateAugust 21, 1944
PlaceFrance
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (16.9 × 21.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 in. (18.1 × 22.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 in. (18.1 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels
Object number2004.1745
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Norman Rockwell: American Freedom," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019–March 22, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in red on verso: PHOTO BY // ACME NEWSPICTURES, Inc // 401 EIGHTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY // Please Credit "Acme Photo” // THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR // PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANE... // ...DICATED OR USED FOR ADVERTISTISING PU... // WITHOUT W... PERMISSION FROM" , "U.S. News"
Stamped on verso in purple with pencil additions: "DEC 8 1944", "No. D-1258 TITLE Europe 2 col x 2 1/2"
Typed on verso edge: "File: Army Drawer, France, invasion of, fighting scenes fd."
Typed on paper label taped to verso: "BRA 734456 WP........NEW YORK BUREAU / PAST THE RUINS TO PARIS / FRANCE - - THE CRUMBLED RUINS OF BUILDINGS / WRECKED BY BOMBS AND SHELLS LINE THE SIDES OF THE ROAD TO PARIS. AMERICAN VEHICLES / MOVE UP PAST THIS BATTERED TOWN, FORGING / AHEAD TO SUPPORT THE THIRD ARMY'S LIGHTNING / ADVANCE ON THE FRENCH CAPITAL. / CREDIT LINE --WP-- (ACME PHOTO BY BERT BRANDT / FOR THE WAR PICTURE POOL) 8/21/44 (RK) / FULL DJH"
Marked in crayon on verso: "59"
Stamped on verso in purple with pencil additions: "DEC 8 1944", "No. D-1258 TITLE Europe 2 col x 2 1/2"
Typed on verso edge: "File: Army Drawer, France, invasion of, fighting scenes fd."
Typed on paper label taped to verso: "BRA 734456 WP........NEW YORK BUREAU / PAST THE RUINS TO PARIS / FRANCE - - THE CRUMBLED RUINS OF BUILDINGS / WRECKED BY BOMBS AND SHELLS LINE THE SIDES OF THE ROAD TO PARIS. AMERICAN VEHICLES / MOVE UP PAST THIS BATTERED TOWN, FORGING / AHEAD TO SUPPORT THE THIRD ARMY'S LIGHTNING / ADVANCE ON THE FRENCH CAPITAL. / CREDIT LINE --WP-- (ACME PHOTO BY BERT BRANDT / FOR THE WAR PICTURE POOL) 8/21/44 (RK) / FULL DJH"
Marked in crayon on verso: "59"
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