Eleanor Antin

Interogation of a Russian Prisoner

1977

A black and white photograph centered on a textured paper background, depicting a historical scene with three individuals in period clothing. Two men, possibly soldiers, stand facing a third figure, who appears to be a prisoner, in an outdoor setting with a tent in the background. Below the photograph, the text "Interrogation of a Russian Prisoner" is handwritten in cursive.
A black and white photograph centered on a textured paper background, depicting a historical scene with three individuals in period clothing. Two men, possibly soldiers, stand facing a third figure, who appears to be a prisoner, in an outdoor setting with a tent in the background. Below the photograph, the text "Interrogation of a Russian Prisoner" is handwritten in cursive.

Not on view

Date
1977

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted on paper, with ink

Dimensions
Mount: 30 3/8 × 22in. (77.2 × 55.9 cm) Sheet: 8 × 10in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
95.68.25

Edition
1/1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo and the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

API
artworks/9774

Part of a series:
The Angel of Mercy: My Tour of Duty in the Crimea
38 works

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A black and white photograph centered on a textured paper background, depicting a historical scene with three individuals in period clothing. Two men, possibly soldiers, stand facing a third figure, who appears to be a prisoner, in an outdoor setting with a tent in the background. Below the photograph, the text "Interrogation of a Russian Prisoner" is handwritten in cursive.
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Eleanor Antin
67 works in the collection, 6 exhibitions

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