Captured Communists are shown to be receiving lenient treatment, Mukden, January, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution

Artist:

Birns, Jack

Date Made:

1948

Classification:

Photograph

Country:

United States

Artist birth Date:

1919

Artist death Date:

2008

Dimensions:

10 5/8 x 10 1/8 (image) in.

Materials:

Gelatin silver print

Accession Number:

2004.39.7

Full BAMPFA credit line:

University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Transfer from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

Century:

20 AD

---

More Works by Birns, Jack

Image not available

Birns, JackA bicycle cart delivers a child's corpse to a temporary morgue, Shanghai, December, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution(1947)

Birns, JackTroops in knee-deep snow demonstrate defensive positions, Mukden, January, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution(1948)

Image not available

Birns, JackPolice frisk a lineup of striking women workers after a textile mill riot, Shanghai, February, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution(1948)

Image not available

Birns, JackCommunist prisoners, trussed and disemboweled, line the riverbank, Songjiang, February, from the series Assignment Shanghai: Photographs on the Eve of Revolution(1948)