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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Place de la République, Paris
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Place de la République, Paris

Artist Willy Ronis (French, 1910 - 2009)
DateNegative: 1935; print: c. 1960s
Made/manufacturedSalamanca, Castille-Leon, Spain
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions7 × 9 1/4 in. (17.8 × 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2019.13.2
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DescriptionTwo men collapse on a city bench in fatigue and/or hunger during the Great Depression in the Place de la République, a square historically used by Parisians for commemorations, protest, and leisure. Now the largest square in France.

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