Swiss-born Werner Bischof (1916-1954) began his career as a painter before moving on to photography. Having perfected a subtle, graphic use of light and shadow on inanimate objects, he soon turned his lens on humanity. Bischof captured this image while on assignment for_Life_ magazine in India, where he primarily photographed the famine in Bihar but also spent time in the country's southern region. He encountered this boy in repose at a Kathakali dancing school.

DATE:1952

MEDIUM:Vintage gelatin silver print

DIMENSIONS: (FRAMED) 0.25 inch (face) 14.75 inches (width) x 18.8 inches (height) x 1.25 inches (depth)

FRAMING: Black frame, white mat

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