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Bedouin child near the village of Nerab in Syria
Bedouin child near the village of Nerab in Syria

Bedouin child near the village of Nerab in Syria

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1934
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 3/8 inches (29.69 × 23.81 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.14
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1934"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue pen: "Bedouin child near the village of Nerab in Syria 1934"
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "65"
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DescriptionImage of young child with disheveled hair wearing corduroy tunic; he’s standing in dirt covered landscape with his nose crinkled up; a stone wall and buildings appear in background.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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