Detail from Frédéric Brenner's Just before Passover. © Frederic Brenner, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery
Frédéric Brenner's Just Before Passover (1985)
Frédéric Brenner (b. 1959)
Just before Passover. Bukhara, Uzbekistan, USSR
Gelatin silver print
1985
This photograph documents a poor Bucharian Jewish family on the eve of Passover. Though no traditional symbols of the holiday are on display, the expressions on the subjects' faces convey a festive mood.
Holding Division: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs
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