Sunday Afternoon, Baldo Plays Morra

1951

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of a group of people engaged in an activity involving their hands. The image captures individuals dressed in suits in an animated discussion or game, possibly involving counting or hand gestures. The focus is on the hands and the intense expressions on their faces, indicating concentration and engagement. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Shneiderman

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29.53 x 21.59 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.122.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ben Shneiderman, Bethesda, MD; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in red crayon underlined: 28; by unknown hand, upper right in red ink: Italy-R2; upper center stamped in blue ink in a box: PLEASE CREDIT DAVID SEYMOUR-MAGNUM MAGNUM PHOTOS INC. 67 West 44th Street New York 19, N.Y.; by unknown hand, center in graphite: 16-34; lower center printed in black ink on label: Sunday afternoon, Baldo plays 'Morra' an Italian peasant game which consists of guessing the toral [sic] number of outstretched fingers of the two players. The two players face each other with closed fists and then at the same time stretch out a certain number of fingers announcing simultaneously their guess as to the total. A right guess counts for a point.

Wikidata ID

Q64146079

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