Kupat'sia zapreshcheno!
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Kupat'sia zapreshcheno!

Maker: Unknown

Date Made: 1977; 1970s
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: photographic paper; emulsion; ink; craft paper; adhesive
Method: photographic prints
Measurements: 3 1/4 in x 4 3/8 in (8.3 cm x 11.2 cm)
Language: Russian
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs; photocollages (photographic compositions)

A sign on a beach in Petrodvorets reads, "Swimming is restricted! – Alexandria Beach – 1000 meters". It is comprised of 2 photographs puzzled together. A hippie bag hangs from the bottom left side of the sign; a peace sign is visible on it. In the photograph layered on top and offset to the left, someone wades into water in the background at left. In the photograph layered underneath and off set to the left, four people walk along the shore and towards camera. The Gulf of Finland extends across the background. A note - the inventory declares that this is Latvia, but it was taken in Petrodvorets.

Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection / Photos of 2+ individuals, groups, etc.
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.0290


		

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