Before the entrance to the cemetery where is the tomb of Jan Palash one can buy photographs of his burial which pious visitors take with them like a relic
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Prague, Czech Republic (photographed)
- Date:
May 1969 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Freund, Gisèle, born 1908 - died 2000 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gelatine-silver print
- Credit Line:
Given by John and Judith Hillelson
- Museum number:
E.81-2003
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case X, shelf 933A
Physical description
Black and white photograph (gelatin-silver print) of the backs of three women in front of a noticeboard covered in photographs. Jan Palash was a 21 year old student who protested against Soviet repression, and died in 1969.
Place of Origin
Prague, Czech Republic (photographed)
Date
May 1969 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Freund, Gisèle, born 1908 - died 2000 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Gelatine-silver print
Dimensions
Height: 16.2 cm, Width: 24.5 cm
Descriptive line
Black and white photograph, 'Before the entrance to the cemetery where is the tomb of Jan Palash one can buy photographs of his burial which pious visitors take with them like a relic', by Gisèle Freund, Czech Republic (Prague), May 1969
Categories
Photographs
Collection code
PDP
