Portrait of a Winner?

Portrait of a Winner?

Photograph

Erich Lessing

Maker
Austrian, 1923–2018

Portrait of a Winner?

September 1961
Gelatin silver print
Image: 4 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (11.8 × 24.2 cm)
Paper: 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0530
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label on verso, BC: 9/61 29) PORTRAIT OF A WINNER? UAW chief Walter Reuther \ appears to be getting most of what he wants in this fall's mara- \ thon negotiations with the major auto companies. This picture \ series shows the union leader, known for his hard-driving \ speeches as well as for his hard bargaining, addressing the \ Auto Workers. \ Credit: Erich Lessing © 1961 MAGNUM PHOTOS
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