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Father Gregory P. Kennedy of Dubuque, Iowa serves communion in a gun pit. A pact between the Germans and the Allies halted hostilities for an hour to permit Easter services., 1943-1945
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Europe
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.80
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
Easter Communion on Italian Front: Artillery fire ceased long enough for these men on the Italian Front to receive communion on Easter morning. Father Gregory P. Kennedy of Dubuque, Iowa serves communion in a gun pit between firing missions. A mutual pact between the Germans and the Allied forces halted hostilities for an hour to permit the Easter services.
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Marks
On recto: Label in bottom right corner, "DISPATCH / PHOTO NEWS / SERVICE / INC. / NEW YORK". On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "EASTER COMMUNION ON ITALIAN FRONT / Artillery fire ceased long enough for these men on the Italian front to receive communion / on Easter morning. Father Gregory P. Kennedy of Dubuque, Iowa, serves communion / in a gun pit between firing missions. A mutual pact between the / Germans and the Allied forces halted hostilities for an hour to permit the Easter services. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-080".
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
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