August Sander's Portraits

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Portraits by August Sander discussed:
Pastry Cook, gelatin silver print, 1928
Secretary at a Radio Station, Cologne, gelatin silver print, c. 1931
Disabled Man, gelatin silver print, 1926

Speakers: Dr. Juliana Kreinik, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

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Where and When

August Sander, Portraits
Cologne, Germany
1926-31

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