White Islands of Greece, c. 1951

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Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

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sheet: 35.56 x 24.13 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ben Shneiderman

Accession Number

2008.122.19

Artists / Makers

David Seymour (artist) American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos (publisher)

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Inscription

on verso, upper left stamped in black ink: #83; by unknown hand, upper left: E-38; upper right stamped in black ink: #83; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite crossed out: g. 64; 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.; center stamped in black ink: THIS PRINT IS NOT TO BE MOUNTED OR AIRBRUSHED; by unknown hand, center in graphite circled: 5; center printed in black ink on label: 5. WHITE ISLANDS OF GREECE. An important part of the population of Phira is mule-drivers engaged in hauling goods and visitors from the harbor to the village, 1,000 feet up. Santorin is a well-known tourist attraction and the tourists trade provides the population with its greatest source of income.; lower left stamped in black ink in a box: MAGNUM PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT NEW YORK. LOG REF: [57347932] TO BE RETURNED.; lower left printed in black ink on label on top of log ref number: Mangum Cons# 82448 Mary Ann Price

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Shneiderman, Ben