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Madame Vacarescu, Rumanian poet and delegate, pleads for peace at the League of Nations, Geneva, 1928
1928; printed (1970)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
29.5 × 37.2 cm (image and sheet) 31.6 × 39.1 cm (comp.)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
In 1928, pioneering photojournalist, Erich Salomon photographed global leaders and delegates to a conference at the League for the German picture magazine Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung. In a typically frank image, Salomon has shown Vacarescu with her head thrown back passionately pleading before the international assembly.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Geneva, Switzerland
Edition
ed. 3/100
Inscription
chop mark (in image) l.r.: Pe (monogram)
Accession Number
PH476-1971
Department
International Photography
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