Artist
Max Alpert Russian, 1899–1980
CultureRussian
Titles
- Beginning the construction of Magnitogorsk (Tent city)
- from the series Magnitogorsk
Date1930
PlaceMagnitogorsk, Russia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 2 1/8 × 4 3/8 in. (5.4 × 11.1 cm)
Mount: 7 7/8 × 5 1/8 in. (20 × 13 cm)
Mount: 7 7/8 × 5 1/8 in. (20 × 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of William Broyles
Object number2010.1863
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"A Hard, Merciless Light. The Worker-Photography Movement, 1926-1939," Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, April 5–August 22, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed text in Russian on the mount above the image and typed text in Russian on a printed label below the image (see photocopies in Acc. file) "A74-II308"
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Max Alpert
1931
Gelatin silver print
2010.1792
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Max Alpert
1930
Gelatin silver print
95.389
