DETAILS
- Artist
- August Sander
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Dimensions
- Image: 46.9 × 59.8 cm (18 1/2 × 23 9/16 in.); Paper: 47.1 × 60.1 cm (18 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Photography and Media
- Culture
- Germany
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Joyce Chelberg
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THE ARTIST
August Sander
August Sander, the pioneering German photographer, meticulously documented society during the Weimar Republic, creating an unparalleled portrait of a nation.
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