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Werner Bischof
Famine in Bihar Province, India1951

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High-contrast black and white photograph, low-angle view of a woman with both hands outstretched, palms up, holding a young child on her hip, shot against a white sky

Werner Bischof, Famine in Bihar Province, India, 1951, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Graham and Susan Nash, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Werner Bischof
Title
Famine in Bihar Province, India
Place Made
Switzerland
Date Made
1951
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (24.9 × 20.16 cm) Primary support: 15 7/8 × 12 in. (40.32 × 30.48 cm) Mat: 20 × 15 13/16 in. (50.8 × 40.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Graham and Susan Nash
Accession Number
M.91.359.8
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Werner Bischof Estate / Magnum Photos