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© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory Universit ...
Kobe, Japan
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory Universit ...
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (American, 1913 - 2005)

Kobe, Japan

Date1936
MediumToned gelatin silver print
Credit LineGift of Augustus Dixon Adair, Jr.
Dimensions8 13/16 x 9 9/16 in. (22.4 x 24.3 cm)
Object number1992.016.036
Label TextAll the women here still wear the kimono and the obi. The children are the cutest I have ever seen. The mothers all carry them on their backs, and even the little girls carry their baby brothers and sisters on their backs-sometimes the baby is almost as large as they are.
(Letter from Kobe, November 30, 1936)
Exhibition HistoryOn His Way in the World: Photographs by Dick Adair, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Summer 2002
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Works of Art on Paper
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory Universit ...
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Tomb Gardens Near Nanking, China
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1936
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The Great Wall
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1936
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Camels, Peking, China
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1936
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Peking Road
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Temple of Heaven, Peking
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1936
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Funeral Procession of President Tuan, Shanghai, China
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December 7, 1936
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Japan
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936
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Hanging Vegetables, Japan
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936
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Japan Buddhist Temple
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936
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Odawara, Japan
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936
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Walkway in Temple Gardens, Nikko, Japan
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936