Wasteland (footprints), Sahara, North Africa

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Wasteland (footprints), Sahara, North Africa
Wasteland (footprints), Sahara, North Africa
Artist/Maker (French-Swiss, born Hungary, 1906 – 2003)
Datec. 1960
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 11 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (29.8 × 23.2 cm) Image: 11 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (29.8 × 23.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2024.21.12
Not on view
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Additional Details

Alternate Titles Am Rand der Waste (At the edge of the wasteland)
Markings Verso, center (upside down blue ink stamp): "LYNX / Agence Photographique de la Presse / 142, Rue Montmartre / PARIS-2e / Tel.: CEN. 62-56"
Verso, lower center (purple ink stamp crossed out with black marker): "PHOTO ALMASY"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (pencil): "PAL-2626"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "Am Rand der Waste"
Verso, bottom right corner (pencil): "Sahara"
Desert community, Sahara, North Africa
Desert community, Sahara, North Africa
Paul Almásy
Date: c. 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2024.21.11
Camel market, Djibouti, Africa, 1939
Camel market, Djibouti, Africa, 1939
Paul Almásy
Date: 1939
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.60
Traditional dance, Mauritania, Africa, 1959
Traditional dance, Mauritania, Africa, 1959
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.63
Family at home teaching their children the alphabet, likely Dakar, Senegal, Africa, 1959
Family at home teaching their children the alphabet, likely Dakar, Senegal, Africa, 1959
Paul Almásy
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.64
UNICEF doctors examine patients in front of a barn housing oxen, Nigeria, Africa, 1967-70
UNICEF doctors examine patients in front of a barn housing oxen, Nigeria, Africa, 1967-70
Paul Almásy
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.67
Patients wait to see the UNICEF doctor in a small village, Nigeria, Africa, 1967-70
Patients wait to see the UNICEF doctor in a small village, Nigeria, Africa, 1967-70
Paul Almásy
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.68
Zulu warriors dancing, South Africa, 1953
Zulu warriors dancing, South Africa, 1953
Paul Almásy
Date: 1953
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.69
Zulu warriors posing for a group portrait, South Africa, 1953
Zulu warriors posing for a group portrait, South Africa, 1953
Paul Almásy
Date: 1953
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.70
Zulu women show their jewelry to European visitors, South Africa, 1953
Zulu women show their jewelry to European visitors, South Africa, 1953
Paul Almásy
Date: 1953
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.71
Group of Anjouan women with face-paint, Union of Comoros, Africa, 1938
Group of Anjouan women with face-paint, Union of Comoros, Africa, 1938
Paul Almásy
Date: 1938
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.76
Male workers in a sandal factory, Africa, c. 1960
Male workers in a sandal factory, Africa, c. 1960
Paul Almásy
Date: 1960
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.78
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936
A Lapp woman in the extreme north near Norway, Lapland, Finland, 1936
Paul Almásy
Date: 1936
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2025.30.46