Assembling a Hydro-Generator at the Farkhad Power Station
1947 · Gelatin silver print
11 × 7 13/16" (28 × 19.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Max Penson
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Max Penson was a Russian photographer active in Central Asia during the Soviet era. Working primarily in portraiture and documentary photography, he documented the social and cultural transformation of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from the 1920s onward. His black-and-white images capture both the everyday life and official state projects of the region during a period of radical modernization. Penson's archive represents a significant visual record of Soviet Central Asia in the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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