Happy Maternity, Stavropol Territory
Artist
Mark Markov-Grinberg
(Russian, 1907-2003)
CultureRussian
Date1935, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 21 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (55.6 × 37.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 7/16 × 19 15/16 in. (59.5 × 50.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 7/16 × 19 15/16 in. (59.5 × 50.6 cm)
Inscribedmmg-18 Signed, titled and dated (in Russian) in graphite on verso.
Credit LineGift of Gary Ginsberg and Susanna Aaron
Object number2005.35.4
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a ferrotyped gelatin silver print of a group of working women in Russia. They walk in a group and some of them are holding pitch forks or rakes and one of them is holding a baby up in the air.ProvenanceGary Ginsberg and Susanna Aaron, New York, NY [through photography collector Michael Mattis]; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Gift of Gary Ginsberg and Susanna Aaron, 2005. Exhibition History"Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.
