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Call Number:

PH-21045

Collection Name:

[Portraits of children posters portfolio, 1933-1952]

Creator:

Bischof, Werner (1916 April 26 - 1954 May 16)

Schuh, Gotthard, 1897-1969

Schulthess, Emil (1913 - 1996)

No. of Items:

7 photomechanical prints in 1 portfolio

Span Dates:

between 1970 and 1980?

Description:

Collection of seven posters reproducing photographs, which were taken by Werner Bischof (Swiss, 1916-1954), Gotthard Schuh (Swiss, 1897-1969), and Emil Schulthess (Swiss, 1913-1996) between 1933 and likely the 1960s, of underprivileged children. The posters, which measure approximately 59 x 42 cm, were printed by Repro Publishing of Stäfa-Zürich, Switzerland, between 1970 and possibly 1980. Item-level information follows.

P1. Hajduhadhaza, Ungarn 1948 = Hajduhadhaza, Hungary, 1948, by Werner Bischof;
P2. Flüchtlingskind auf dem Rücken seiner Mutter, Hongkong 1952 = Fugitive mother carrying her child, Hongkong, 1952, by Werner Bischof;
P3. Balinesischer Knabe 1939 = Little boy, Bali, 1939, by Gotthard Schuh;
P4. Balinesische Mutter mit Kind 1933 = Mother with child, Bali, 1933, by Gotthard Schuh;
P5. Wang Sien-chun, neugeborener Chinesenbub, Harbin = Wang Sien-chun, new-born Chinese boy, 1960s?, by Emil Schulthess;
P6. Knabe des Ndebele-Stammes, Südafrika = Ndebele boy, South Africa, 1950s?, by Emil Schulthess;
P7. Spielender Knabe auf Java, 1939 = Playing boy in Java, 1939, by Gotthard Schuh.

Accession No(s):

979:0027:0001-0007

Location(s):

f TR 655.11 P98 1970z HRC-P (979:0027:0001-0007)
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