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Brick barracks

Wes PLACEK
Brick barracks
 (1975)
from the Auschwitz, Poland series 1975

Medium
gelatin silver photograph

Measurements
32.8 × 49.0 cm (image)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the KODAK (Australasia) Pty Ltd Fund, 1976
© Wes Placek/Copyright Agency, 2023

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
typed on paper label on support reverse u.c.: Brick Barracks

Accession Number
PH122.3-1976

Department
Australian Photography

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

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