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Two boys, twins on vacation in Bavaria
Two boys, twins on vacation in Bavaria

Two boys, twins on vacation in Bavaria

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1932
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 9/16 inches (23.65 × 29.37 cm)
Mount: 13 1/2 × 18 7/8 inches (34.29 × 47.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.78
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1932"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue pen: "Two boys, twins on vacation in Bavaria 1932".
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "11"
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DescriptionImage of two children wearing matching outfits of lederhosen shorts with quilted jackets and hats with a daisy tucked in above the brim. They are smiling while sitting in the grass.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Alfred Eisenstaedt / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
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