Don McCullin
The first Russian tank which came in Prague in 1945

The first Russian tank which came in Prague in 1945

© Don McCullin

The first Russian tank which came in Prague in 1945
The first Russian tank which came in Prague in 1945
ArtistBritish, born 1935
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The first Russian tank which came in Prague in 1945
DateMarch, 1968
PlacePrague, Czechoslovakia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (17.1 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 2007" in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., and by Marion Mundy
Object number2007.1432
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Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceMarilyn Bridges, Warwick, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right in red ink " PRAGUE 1968 "
center right " CZEKOSLOVAKIA March 1968 OSTRAVIA / The First Russian Tank Which / Came IN PRAGUA in 1945. "
lower right " 68.4.7/24 "
verso top left a circular blue sticker, two overlapping printed stickers " E.U.31.3.1 "
bottom left a stamp " TIRAGE ARCHIVES / MAGNUM PHOTOS / ÉPREUVE A RENDRE "
lower right a stamp "© D. McCullin-Magnum "

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