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Grandfather and granddaughter
Object Name
038
Dateca.1935-38
Label Text
Vishniac’s description of this grandfather and granddaughter includes a conversation that he overheard between the two about the difficulty of finding work and the ongoing struggle to make a living during the Polish antisemitic boycotts. This is among Vishniac’s most celebrated and widely reproduced images, and was selected by Henri Cartier-Bresson as among his “favorites.”
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image (paper): 10 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (26.2 x 26.4 cm)
Mount: 20 1/16 x 16 in. (51 x 40.6 cm)
Location
place taken Warsaw, Poland
Credit Line
Promised Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn
Accession NumberMVK.24.2008
Copyright
© Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography
For all uses of photographs by Roman Vishniac contact ICP at: vishniac_archive@icp.org.
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