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Citizens of Harar storing grain in underground bunkers before the outbreak of the Italian war against Ethiopia
Citizens of Harar storing grain in underground bunkers before the outbreak of the Italian war against Ethiopia

Citizens of Harar storing grain in underground bunkers before the outbreak of the Italian war against Ethiopia

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 5/16 × 8 inches (28.73 × 20.32 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.17
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1935"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in black pen: "Citizens of Harar (Ethiopia) storing grain in underground bunkers before the outbreak of / the Italian (Mussolini) war against Ethiopia. 1935".
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "79"
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DescriptionImage of crowd gathered near stacked bags of grain; two men hold large bowls of grain over hole in ground; a city appears in the 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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