The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Albert Einstein in his office, Princeton University, New Jersey

1942

Roman Vishniac

(American, 1897–1997)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 34 x 26.3 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 34 x 26.3 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.); Mounted: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn 2017.48
Location: Not on view

Description

Born and raised in Russia, Vishniac moved to Germany after the Russian Revolution. A Jew, he moved to France to escape the Nazis, and in 1940 immigrated to New York. There he began to do portrait work to try to earn a living. He visited Einstein bearing greetings from friends and took the opportunity to photograph the famed physicist.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.48