Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
39.5 × 29.2 cm (image and sheet) 50.8 × 40.6 cm (support)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
India
Edition
ed. 3/100
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support l.l.: 3/100
printed in ink on support l.c.l.: Famine in India, (Province of Bihar) 1951
chop mark (in image) and on support l.r.: Pe (monogram)
printed in ink on support reverse c.: Copyright Rossellina Burri-Bischof and Photo-Graphic Editions, London / Any unauthorised reproduction is prohibited
Accession Number
PH467-1971
Department
International Photography
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