Arthur Rothstein
Burial of Famine Victim, Hengyang, China

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Burial of Famine Victim, Hengyang, China
Date1946
PlaceHengyang, China
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 × 8 15/16 in. (30.5 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Peterkin, Jr.
Object number2011.654.23
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGeorge Peterkin, Jr.; given to MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right below image in pencil "Arthur Rothstein"
recto lower left corner an embossed stamp "h / p"

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