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Feb 13, 2017
Albert Einstein in his office, Princeton University, New Jersey
Albert Einstein in his office, Princeton University, New Jersey
1942
Roman Vishniac
(American, 1897–1997)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 34 x 26.3 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 34 x 26.3 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Mounted: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn 2017.48
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Born and raised in Russia, Vishniac moved to Germany after the Russian Revolution. A Jew, he moved to France to escape the Nazis, and in 1940 immigrated to New York. There he began to do portrait work to try to earn a living. He visited Einstein bearing greetings from friends and took the opportunity to photograph the famed physicist.
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