Destroyed Tank, Budapest, Hungary

November 2, 1956

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
Unknown, 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a war-torn street with a damaged tank and building. The black and white image depicts a scene of destruction, with a large, heavily damaged tank positioned prominently on a debris-littered street. The street is lined with multi-story buildings that show signs of significant damage, including broken windows and crumbling facades. The ground is strewn with rubble and the remains of other destroyed vehicles. Trees, bare of leaves, line the street, adding to the desolate atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.9 × 20.9 cm (7 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.5 × 21.6 cm (8 1/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.428

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching lower right in black crayon; on verso, by unknown hand, center left in blue crayon inverted: Hungary Armed Forces; center right stamped in green ink inverted: NOV 6 1956

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