Kemal Pasha (Ataturk), dictator of Turkey does four things at the same time: holds cup of strong Turkish coffee, cigarette, also glass of brandy and looks at my pictures, Ankara, Turkey

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)

Date1934

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 7/16 inches (29.69 × 23.97 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.66.45

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: "Kemal Pasha (Ataturk) dictator of Turkey does four things at the same time: holds cup of strong turkish coffee, cigarette also glass of brandy and looks at my pictures phot-in Ankara, Turkey 1934".

MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "86"

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DescriptionImage of man dressed in suit holding a coffee cup, small glass, and cigarette as he looks down at a photograph being held out for him.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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