A man lies dying on the pavement near a market in Kharkiv, as a woman and a young child walk by

Description

Creator

Wienerberger, Alexander, 1891-1955, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Text

Item Types

Photographs

Photograph albums

Description

In the caption to the photograph in this album, Wienerberger uses the expression “in agonie” - that the man on the pavement is near death; in German, agonie may also mean death throes. The man’s upper body is partially obscured by a blanket or jacket. At the time of the photograph, a woman has passed the man, and a young child appears to be crossing the street toward him and to the right, but not looking at him. Behind the man are a series of shop fronts that are closed.

For further information on: Starving rural migrants and urban residents in Ukraine, see "Context Note" under Related Features at right.

Notes

Photo source: Wienerberger, Alexander. Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933; also known as the Innitzer Album, 1934. p.5.

This is one of 25 photographs depicting life and death in and around Kharkiv during the Holodomor that the photographer put together in a small album with a handwritten title: Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933 [The Tragedy of Famine in South Russia 1933.] He presented the album to the Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodor Innitzer of Vienna in 1934 as an expression of appreciation for the Cardinal’s efforts in trying to organize an international campaign to assist the victims of starvation in 1933. The album is housed in the collections of the Diözesanarchiv, Vienna, Austria.

For related photos, essays, and a listing of originals and versions published through 1939 with their captions, see menus at right.

Inscriptions

Handwritten caption in album: “In Agonie.” [In agony.]

Date of Original

spring-summer 1933

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 10.8cm
Image Height: 7.9cm

Subject(s)

Children
City and town life
Death
Starvation
Stores and shops
Famine (Ukraine : 1932-1933)
Holodomor
Famine victims

Local identifier

PD6

Collection

Alexander Wienerberger: Innitzer album

Language of Item

German

Geographic Coverage

Kharkiv

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Latitude: 49.98081 Longitude: 36.25272

Copyright Statement

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Copyright Holder

Samara Pearce https://www.samarapearce.com/

Recommended Citation

Wienerberger, Alexander. 1933. “In Agonie,” in: Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933. Vienna: Diözesanarchiv der Erzdiözese, [1934]. p.5. Retrieved from: http://vitacollections.ca/HREC-holodomorphotodirectory/3636361/data

Location of Original