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A Call to Arms
A Call to Arms

A Call to Arms

Artist (Russian, 1912 – 1990)
Date1941–45, printed 2003 under the supervision of the estate
Period20th century
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions16 x 20 inches
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2016.175
Curatorial DepartmentModern & Contemporary Art
Their arms were notched like a hunter’s rifle. “Show me your tattoos,” I said to the prisoners. They did. A fight broke out. They were a box of matches ready to go up in flames
Their arms were notched like a hunter’s rifle. “Show me your tattoos,” I said to the prisoners. They did. A fight broke out. They were a box of matches ready to go up in flames
Leonard Freed
1976
Object number: 2015.193
Seated brother and sister with arms around one another
Seated brother and sister with arms around one another
Mike Disfarmer
c. 1940
Object number: 2017.101
Portrait of mother smiling at infant in her arms
Portrait of mother smiling at infant in her arms
Jacques Lowe
c. 1960
Object number: 2017.175
Portrait of mother smiling at baby in her arms
Portrait of mother smiling at baby in her arms
William Edward Dassonville
c. 1930
Object number: 2018.155
Arms pulling a sleeping boy up, New York
Arms pulling a sleeping boy up, New York
Ken Heyman
1985
Object number: 2018.207
Male Nude with Arms Raised
Male Nude with Arms Raised
Gaston Lachaise
c. 1927–28
Object number: 2022.007
Sketch for a painting of an arms dealer
Sketch for a painting of an arms dealer
Jean-Léon Gérôme
c. 1875
Object number: 2001.014
In the Foxholes
In the Foxholes
Dmitri Baltermants
1941–45, printed 2003 under the supervision of the estate
Object number: 2015.167
The Soklovsky Kholkhoz family builds a bomb shelter in their yard with the help of friends
The Soklovsky Kholkhoz family builds a bomb shelter in their yard with the help of friends
Dmitri Baltermants
c. 1942/printed 2003 under the supervision of the estate
Object number: 2014.119
Lunch break for textile workers, China; Two more textile factories are planned for this town
Lunch break for textile workers, China; Two more textile factories are planned for this town
Dmitri Baltermants
n.d./printed 2003 under the supervision of the estate
Object number: 2014.120
Military officers at the command post
Military officers at the command post
Dmitri Baltermants
n.d./printed 2003 under the supervision of the estate
Object number: 2014.121
Khrushchev and Bulganin reviewing troops with the Afghan P.M., Kabul, Afghanistan
Khrushchev and Bulganin reviewing troops with the Afghan P.M., Kabul, Afghanistan
Dmitri Baltermants
1955/printed 2003 under the supervision of the estate
Object number: 2014.122