Hungry Neapolitans stare amazedly as huge trays of white bread are borne to a distribution station as part of American relief efforts, 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:
P2020.6.14
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
A Yankee Treat for Hungry Neapolitans: Hungry Neapolitans stare amazedly as huge trays of white bread, the first seen in three years, are borne to a distribution station. The huge, round loaves were made by Italian bakers from American flour. U.S. relief officials supervised the rationing. The main Allied effort in the west initially centered on the port of Naples. That city was selected because it was the northernmost port that could receive air cover by fighter planes flying from Sicily.
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, "A YANKEE TREAT FOR HUNGRY NEAPOLITANS / Hungry Neapolitans stare amazedly as huge trays of white bread, the first seen in three / years are borne to a distribution station. The huge, round loaves were made by Italian / bakers from American flour. U.S. relief officials supervised the rationing. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-014".
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.
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Aid,
Bread,
Civilians,
Food aid,
Italian Campaign,
Naples,
Starvation,
Suffering,
United States,
World War II
- Aid
- Bread
- Civilians
- Food aid
- Italian Campaign
- Naples
- Starvation
- Suffering
- United States
- World War II
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