Bernice Kolko

American, born Russia, 1905 - 1970

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The image depicts two individuals from the waist up leaning against a brick wall. The person on the left shows a side profile, with short, dark hair covered by a wide-brimmed hat. They wear a loose, light-colored shirt, traditional trousers, and have a bag slung over their shoulder. The person on the right faces the camera with a direct gaze, wearing a round-brimmed hat, a light-colored buttoned-up shirt, and short hair. Both are casually posed, with one holding a cigarette. The background consists of a textured wall made of large, uniformly laid bricks, with soft lighting emphasizing their features.
Bernice Kolko, Men, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, 1970, gelatin silver print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2018.96.2

Men, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca

Bernice Kolko · 1970 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2018.96.2

The image shows a pair of scissors and a comb surrounded by thin, white swirling lines resembling strands of hair. The color palette is monochromatic with mostly black and white. The scissors are at the upper center and the comb extends diagonally from the bottom left towards the center, both intertwined with the swirling lines.
Bernice Kolko, Untitled, c. 1944, gelatin silver print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2018.96.1

Untitled

Bernice Kolko · c. 1944 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2018.96.1