Heavy Burden, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories" / André Kertész
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.125.7
- Title
- Heavy Burden, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"
- Artist
- André Kertész
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1894-1985
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1916; printed 1981
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Strauss
- Inscription
- Signed in pencil on verso, center: A. Kertész
- Dimensions
- 20.2 cm x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 in. x 9 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- A woman makes a physical trek up the hillside that overlooks her small village. She balances two heavy buckets held together by a piece of wood. In the horizon of the photo, beyond the village, lies a body of water.
- Subject Matter
- Village woman carrying heavy buckets up a hill.
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- dwellings
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- residential structures
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- vessels
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1233 x 947
- File Size
- 112 KB
- Record
- 1985/1.125.7
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.125.7/1985_1.125.7.jpg
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"Heavy Burden, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"; André Kertész." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.125.7/1985_1.125.7.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 31, 2024.
