Russian Portrait Painters 1940

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Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR). 1942?

Russian title reads 'Master of Russian Art'. Various shots of the acclaimed Russian artist, the winner of the highest arts award, Alexander Mihailovich Gerasimov, at work. Artist's friends, all acclaimed artists, arrive at his studio. They pose for...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
70782
Sort Number:
UN 0230 C
Time in/Out:
01:27:37:00 / 01:29:09:00
Canister:
UN 230 C
Film ID:
1623.16
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