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An elder of the village, Vysni Apsa
| Date | ca. 1938 |
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| Historical Location | Carpathian Ruthenia Czechoslovakia |
| Dimensions | Image (Paper): 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (19.3 x 24.1 cm) |
| Print medium | Photo-Gelatin silver |
It was 1938, but warmth and light were provided in the dwellings of the village of Upper Apsa by burning branches and logs. I remember so well the firelight illuminating the hands and face of this village elder, whose advice was sought by members of his community. How wise and comforting a man he seemed to be.
Vishniac, Roman
A Vanished World / Roman Vishniac; with a foreword by Elie Wiesel, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1983, plate 3.
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© Mara Vishniac Kohn
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Museum Purchase, International Fund for Concerned Photography, 1974
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Accession No. 68.1974