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[Workers fortifying the fountain of Cibeles against fascist bombs, Madrid]
Gerda Taro

[Workers fortifying the fountain of Cibeles against fascist bombs, Madrid]

Date February-March 1937
Location Madrid Spain
Dimensions Sheet: 9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Framed: 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (42.5 x 52.7 cm)
Print medium Photo-Gelatin silver

A brick edifice was constructed over the fountain in the Plaza de Cibeles, a symbol of the city, to protect it from bombing.

Credit line

Gift of Cornell and Edith Capa, 2002

Feedback Accession No. 364.2002