Marion Palfi
(Berlin, Germany, October 21, 1907 - November 4, 1978, Los Angeles, CA)Wife of Lynching Victim, Irwinton, Georgia (from Silver See, A Portfolio of Photography from Los Angeles), 1949 (printed 1977)
Gelatin silver print on paper
13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.29 x 26.67 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Gift of Sheila Pinkel
Accession Number:
P2013.12.14
Commentary
Marion Palfi was a social justice photographer. (Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 30-31, 2022)
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Death,
Female Portraits,
Hate,
Hate crimes,
Irwinton,
Loss,
Lynchings,
Mourning,
Racial Discrimination,
Suffering,
Widows
- Death
- Female Portraits
- Hate
- Hate crimes
- Irwinton
- Loss
- Lynchings
- Mourning
- Racial Discrimination
- Suffering
- Widows
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (342.9 x 266.7 mm)
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