Artist Monograph

Roman Vishniac, American

American, born Russia. 1897–1990

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	8	61.5%
Printmaking	5	38.5%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	5	38.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	8	61.5%

Range: 22.5 cm → 50.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1959	4
1964	3
1968	4
1981	1
1983	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 13 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Photograph Acc. 423.1983	c. 1935	Platinum print	10 13/16 × 13 7/8" (27.5 × 35.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
CHESSEDLACH OF WARSAW Photograph Acc. 2710.1967	1937	Gelatin silver print	19 1/8 × 15 3/4" (48.5 × 40.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Ben Schultz Memorial Collection. Gift of the artist
Grandfather and Granddaughter Photograph Acc. 2711.1967	1937	Gelatin silver print	16 × 20" (40.7 × 50.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Ben Schultz Memorial Collection. Gift of the artist
CHEDER IN TJACENO VILLAGE, RUSSIA Photograph Acc. 2709.1967	1938	Gelatin silver print	20 × 19 1/2" (50.8 × 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Ben Schultz Memorial Collection. Gift of the artist
Heder in Slonim Photograph Acc. 550.1981	1938	Gelatin silver print	12 5/8 × 10 9/16" (32.1 × 26.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of June Sidman
Kraków, Poland Photograph Acc. 190.1964	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 3/4 × 7 5/8" (24.7 × 19.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Old Philosopher Photograph Acc. 189.1964	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 11/16 × 9 1/2" (19.5 × 24.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
TAX COLLECTOR AND STALL-KEEPER Photograph Acc. 2712.1967	1938	Gelatin silver print	20 × 16" (50.8 × 40.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	The Ben Schultz Memorial Collection. Gift of the artist
The Study in Yeshiva Photograph Acc. 113.1964	1938	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 6 1/2" (22.5 × 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 377.1959	1958	Chromogenic print	sight 13 × 10 1/8" (33.1 × 25.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 378.1959	1958	Chromogenic print	sight 13 1/16 × 10 1/16" (33.2 × 25.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 379.1959	1958	Chromogenic print	sight 7 1/4 × 9 1/4" (18.5 × 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 380.1959	1958	Chromogenic print	sight 7 1/4 × 9 1/4" (18.4 × 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist