Portrait of Black Hebrew mother holding baby in crowd, Mount Zion, Israel
1983 · Gelatin silver print
16.6 × 24.2 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Micha Bar-Am
Israeli, 1930
WA-00031212
Berlin, Germany
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11
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40
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Micha Bar-Am is an Israeli photographer born in 1930 whose work documents postwar Israel and the Middle East with documentary precision and formal restraint. His black-and-white photographs capture political upheaval, daily life, and conflict across several decades, establishing him as a significant chronicler of the region's modern history. Bar-Am's practice emphasizes unflinching observation and compositional clarity in service of historical witness rather than aesthetic invention.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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