Displaced Persons
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ROTHSTEIN, Arthur (American, 1915–1985)
Migrant family, Highway 10, Montana, 1937
Titled, dated and with Grace Rothstein stamp, verso
Gelatin silver print, printed later
13 1/4 x 10 inches
ROTHSTEIN, Arthur (American, 1915–1985)
Oklahoma migrants, 1936
Titled, dated and with Grace Rothstein stamp, verso
Gelatin silver print, printed later
8 x 12 inches
SEYMOUR, David (Polish, 1911-1956)
One child of a large family with a homemade doll. Displaced Persons Camp from the Sudeten land, an old arsenal, half-destroyed, which was given to the displaced persons. Here they live to work in Austrian farms and factories. From their places of work they have been given some materials to rebuild part of the arsenal. The nursery is run by the displaced persons themselves. 400.000 children in Austria get UNICEF food (all the children under 6 years old), Vienna, 1948
With artist credit stamp on verso
Early gelatin silver print, ca. 1955
9 1/2 x 7 inches
SEYMOUR, David (Polish, 1911-1956)
At a camp for refugees at Loannina, the children sing Greek folk songs as they sit around the barrel of UNICEF milk waiting for it's distribution, Ioannina, Greece, 1948
With artist credit stamps and negative number on verso
Illustrated: Magnum image reference NYC42612
Early gelatin silver print, ca. 1955
10 x 7 inches
SEYMOUR, David (Polish, 1911-1956)
Refugees from the Spanish war, ca. 1936-1939
With artist credit stamp and title on verso
Later gelatin silver print
9 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches
SEYMOUR, David (Polish, 1911-1956)
Child eating soup served by a helper in a day nursery for street children, run by nuns, Rome, 1948
With artist credit stamp and manuscript artist credit on verso
Early gelatin silver print, ca. 1955
10 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches
FREED, Leonard (American, 1929-2006)
Turkish Cypriot State Declaration: Turkish refugees in Turkish school during eruptions following Feb 13, 1975 declaration. They were shot at as they crossed the Greek sector to reach the school. The old people spent their time in the campbeds, Cyprus, 1975
Credited, situated, and with Magnum and “Vintage Print” stamps on verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
10 x 8 inches
CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri (French, 1908-2004)
War refugees returning home, 1947
Vintage gelatin silver print
4 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches
FREED, Leonard (American, 1929-2006)
Greek refugees march to president's Nice, Cyprus, 1975
Credited, titled, dated, situated, and with “Vintage Print” stamp on verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
8 x 10 inches
FREED, Leonard (American, 1929-2006)
Turkish Cypriot State Declaration: Turkish refugees in Turkish school during eruptions following Feb. 13, 1975 declaration. They were shot at as they crossed the Greek sector of the city to reach the school. The older people were able to stay in campbeds most of the time, Cyprus, 1975
Credited, situated, and with “Vintage Print” stamp and printed caption on verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
10 x 8 inches
The RiseUP! Archive shares powerful imagery of the past to educate and encourage engagement in social issues affecting the world today.