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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.32
People
Peter Keetman, German (Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany 1916 - 2005 Marquartstein, Germany)
Title
Grinding Work (Volkswagen Factory)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Schleifarbeiten (Volkswagenwerk)
Title: Grinding work on the control panel and roof of the beetle at the assembly stand in hall 2, from the series "one week at the Volkswagen Factory," Wolfsburg 1953
Original Language Title: Schleifarbeiten im Aufbaubock an Schalttafel und Dach des Käfers im Rohbau Halle 2, aus der Serie "eine Woche im Volkswagenwerk", Wolfsburg 1953
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1953
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/221100

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
24 x 17.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: on verso in graphite at u.r.: Peter Keetman
  • inscription: on verso at u.r., graphite, handwritten: 1343
  • inscription: on verso at u.r., graphite, handwritten: Volkswagen-Werk
  • inscription: on verso at u.r., graphite, handwritten: 1953
  • stamp: on verso at l.c., black ink: Auftr. Nr. _____ Reg. Nr. _____ // Titel (Name) _____ // Urheber: FOTOGRAF // PETER KEETMAN // BREITBRUNN/CHIEMSEE // MUELLERHOF //Veröffentlichung nur mit voller Namensnennung des Urhebers // gestattet. // Honorar und Belegexemplar sind an obige Adresse zu richten.
  • inscription: on verso at l.r., black ink, handwritten: S/1343 [on the line for "Reg. Nr."

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the Cultural Council in the Federation of German Industry
Copyright
© Estate of Peter Keetman
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.32
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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