Battle Monument

David Asch

Caption

David Asch (American, active 1940s–50s). Battle Monument, 1930s. Bromoil transfer gelatin silver print, image: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm) sheet: 20 x 15 3/4 in. (50.8 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard Abrams, 1992.274.6.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Battle Monument

Date

1930s

Medium

Bromoil transfer gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

image: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm) sheet: 20 x 15 3/4 in. (50.8 x 40 cm)

Signatures

Monogrammed on recto in lower right: "D.A."

Inscriptions

Inscribed in pencil on verso: "essentially a documentary, the human interest has been reduced to a minimum to avoid a clash of subjectnation"; on recto in lower left: "Battle Monument"

Markings

Stamped on verso: signature, lens information, negative information, and paper type

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Abrams

Accession Number

1992.274.6

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