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[Boy with kindling in a basement dwelling, Krochmalna Street, Warsaw]
Dateca. 1935–38
Label Text
This previously unpublished photograph attests to Vishniac’s bold and innovative use of composition: the slim, vertical register of kindling wood, offset by a corner of Yiddish newspaper on a table and triangle of lace at the window, is balanced by the young boy’s sideways glance peering out from the corner of the frame, reflecting a modern sensibility not usually associated with Vishniac’s work in eastern Europe.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image (Paper): 16 1/16 x 16 in. (40.8 x 40.6 cm)
Location
place taken Warsaw, Poland
Credit Line
Promised Gift of Mara Vishiniac Kohn
Accession NumberE.L.2008.2
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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