Maxim Gorky Aircraft, Moscow
Artist
Georgy Zelma
(Uzbekistani, 1906 - 1984)
Date1934
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (21.6 × 31.8 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of John R. Holland and Linda P. Cayton, 2003
Object number2003.49.1
DescriptionA dramatic photograph of one of the largest airplanes ever to fly, the six-engine Maxim Gorky is pictured in flight accompanied by two biplanes, one on each wing, passing over Red Square filled with tanks during the May Day celebration.On View
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