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Honor guard of King of Denmark
Honor guard of King of Denmark

Honor guard of King of Denmark

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1933
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 3/16 inches (29.53 × 23.34 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.40
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1933"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue pen: "Honor guard of King of Denmark 1933".
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "29"
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DescriptionImage of perfectly straight row of elaborately adorned service men wearing identical uniforms with tall puffy hats and guns to their side. All looking up towards the front of the line.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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