Frau Mai Scrapes the Pot to Feed Her Husband and Three Boys. 1954

Carl Mydans (1907-2004)

Date

1954, printed 1985
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 19 7/16 x 15 9/16 in.
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 15 13/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
c. in ink: Post war Germany 1954 \ Ansbach-- \ Mother scrapes bottom of Pot \ and gives self smallest \ Portion in years of shortages \ #41811 \ 2C-35 \ 12 \ Carl Mydans
c. [stamp]: PHOTO BY \ CARL MYDANS
l.r. [stamp]: CM
l.r. in ink: P
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of the artist
Accession Number

P1985.27.145
Copyright

© Carl Mydans/LIFE Magazine, Time Inc.

Location: Off view

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