Portrait of children refugees with chicken and instrument

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Portrait of children refugees with chicken and instrument
Portrait of children refugees with chicken and instrument
Artist/Maker (Swiss, 1933 – 2014)
Date1956
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 6 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (16.8 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2021.12.55
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Provenance 2021: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Verso, center (stamp): "RENÉ BURRI-MAGNUM Photos" and "56-22-348 10"
Inscribed Verso, top right corner (pencil): "Ac 34184"
Verso, center (pencil): "348-10"
Verso, right (pencil): "FCC F 106"
Verso, left (pencil): "RB-F-123", "208" and "1956. Refugiés Houfrois"
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