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Collections

Roman Vishniac
Boys In Chedercirca 1938, printed circa 1938

Not on view
Black and white photograph of two young children in the foreground, one wearing a flat cap, both looking toward the camera, with a third child partially visible in the shadows behind them

Roman Vishniac, Boys In Cheder, circa 1938, printed circa 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Roman Vishniac
Russia, active United States, 1897-1990
Title
Boys In Cheder
Place Made
Poland
Date Made
circa 1938, printed circa 1938
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (21.91 × 26.99 cm) Primary support: 8 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (21.91 × 26.99 cm) Secondary support: 12 13/16 × 17 5/8 in. (32.54 × 44.77 cm) Mat: 15 13/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.16 × 50.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2280
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography