The "Russia" has just arrived from Batumi and is on her way to Odessa, Young Girls chatting with sailors on shore, Sukhumi on the Black Sea, Abkhazia, Georgia, U.S.S.R. – All Works – eMuseum

Henri Cartier-Bresson

(French, 1908 - 2004)

The "Russia" has just arrived from Batumi and is on her way to Odessa, Young Girls chatting with sailors on shore, Sukhumi on the Black Sea, Abkhazia, Georgia, U.S.S.R., 1954

Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print

Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Mark Greenberg, 2018.49

Not On View

Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

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DimensionsSheet: 9 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (25.1 × 16.5 cm)

Accession Number 2018.49

Classificationsphotograph

CopyrightHenri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos

InscriptionsBlack Sea, Georgia (verso)

MarksArtist's credit/agency stamp (verso)

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