‘Buy a pencil 2 cent’
As a young man the Hungarian John Albok photographed in field hospitals and prisons during the First World War. He lost much of his family during this period, and emigrated to America in 1921. In New York Albok worked as a tailor, but photography was his passion. In his free time he wandered around the streets and recorded what came across his path. A pencil seller’s deformed hand sufficed to create a poignant image.
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‘Buy a pencil 2 cent’
As a young man the Hungarian John Albok photographed in field hospitals and prisons during the First World War. He lost much of his family during this period, and emigrated to America in 1921. In New York Albok worked as a tailor, but photography was his passion. In his free time he wandered around the streets and recorded what came across his path. A pencil seller’s deformed hand sufficed to create a poignant image.
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Aankoop met steun van Baker McKenzie
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Purchased with the support of Baker McKenzie
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Als jongeman fotografeerde de ...... enoeg voor een treffend beeld.
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As a young man the Hungarian J ...... ed to create a poignant image.
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RP-F-2011-48
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Rijksmuseum
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‘Buy a pencil 2 cent’
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‘Koop een potlood voor 2 cent’
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1936
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1936
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breedte 242 mm
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height 191 mm
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hoogte 191 mm
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width 242 mm
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Collectie: foto's
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