One person story, from the "Moments" series
Maker
Banka, Pavel
Czech, b. 1941 Prague
Date1981
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 8 1/4 in x 7 15/16 in; paper: 10 5/8 in x 7 3/4 in
Credit LineGift of the Baruch Foundation
Object number2009:80
About the ArtistPavel Baňka is known for his dream-like, surrealist photographs. He studied at the Czech Technical University in Prague from 1958-1963. Baňka has exhibited extensively in Prague, and his work is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; International Centre for Photography, New York; George Eastman Museum, Rochester; and Bibliothèque Nationale de France. He is a curator, writer, educator, and the founder of the magazine Fotograf.
