Since the basement had no heat, Sara had to stay in bed all winter. Her father painted the flowers for her, the only flowers of her childhood. Warsaw, ca. 1935-38 © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography

Roman Vishniac Archive

The Roman Vishniac Archive of more than 3,000 prints was loaned to ICP by the photographer's estate in 1992. This important archive features renowned images of the Jewish ghettos in Eastern Europe taken between 1936 and 1939, and comprises vintage gelatin silver prints, later gelatin silver prints, and albumen prints. Also represented in this collection are Vishniac's New York City studio portraits from the 1940s and microscopic images of cells, insects, and animals from the 1950s and 1960s.

View a selection of his work here.

For information regarding copyright to Roman Vishniac images, visit Rights and Reproductions.