Mother and Son (Louise Straus Ernst with Son Jimmy), from the series People of the Twentieth Century

August Sander

Negative 1928; printed 1976

  • Titles Mother and Son (Louise Straus Ernst with Son Jimmy), from the series People of the Twentieth Century (Descriptive)
  • Artist August Sander, German, 1876 - 1964
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions sheet: 12 × 9 3/8 in. (30.5 × 23.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of John Hagefstration, AFI.190.2020
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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