Tradition
Photograph

Marc Riboud

Maker
French, 1923–2016

Tradition

Babes in Babushkas


1963
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (16.2 × 23.9 cm)
Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0455
Inscriptions Inscribed in orange grease pencil on recto BC: #9
Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Moscow) 1/63 9) TRADITION: The Russian woman as western eyes have seen \ her for decades. This picture, taken recently in Moscow, shows \ the kerchief worn for warmth, not elegance. \ Credit: Marc Ribaud © 1963 MAGNUM Photos
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