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Artist/Maker
Paul Almásy
(French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Date1961
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (26.7 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (26.7 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2025.30.26
Not on view
DescriptionIci Lima --The first specialized TV school opened in the Peruvian capital: there are schools for everything in the world and as human knowledge expands, new schools open their doors. Each step of progress generates another, education is the driving force of modern civilization. Television, one of the most attractive inventions of the century, is still in its infancy. The future holds extraordinary possibilities for it, and in all countries we are trying to speed up the training of specialists. Peru deserves the credit for having created the first TV school. The program covers everything related to television, from the construction of a receiver to the production of a program. The courses last two years and the number of students is currently limited to 30. The school director is a TV technician, Isaac Aquise Chavez who is assisted by Professor Rolando Arellano, expert in electronic science. Filming lessons. All students receive operator training, Peru.
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Additional Details
Markings
Verso, bottom middle, black ink (stamp): "ALMASY"
Inscribed
Verso, top left corner, (pencil): "PAL-1182"
Verso, bottom left corner, (pencil): "LYNX-ALMASY-65 6"
Verso, bottom right corner, (blue pen): "PERU"
Verso, bottom right corner, sideways (red pen): "2-65"
Verso, bottom left corner, (pencil): "LYNX-ALMASY-65 6"
Verso, bottom right corner, (blue pen): "PERU"
Verso, bottom right corner, sideways (red pen): "2-65"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 8, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.222
Paul Almásy
Date: 1961
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.29
Eadweard Muybridge
Date: c. 1884-87 (published 1887)
Medium: Collotype on paper, mounted on board
Object number: 2011.8.4
Unknown artist, American
Date: August 13, 1963
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2024.21.240
Date: February 25, 1964
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.263
William C. Palmer
Date: 1938
Medium: Ink and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.38
William C. Palmer
Date: 1925-26
Medium: Graphite, crayon, watercolor and ink on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.23
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1940
Medium: Ink, wash, and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.15
William C. Palmer
Date: 1953
Medium: Crayon and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.32
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: 350-320 B.C.E.
Medium: Polychrome terracotta with slip and pigment
Object number: 1929.30

