Accession Number
2012/2.87

Title
What's new in the world - Notat and Koyap listening to transistor radio, Chukotka

Artist(s)
Dmitri Baltermants

Artist Nationality
Russian (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1960s-1970s

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)

Subject matter
This photograph presents a close-up view of two women who stare intently at a new and shiny transistor radio, evidently listening to the news. As the title indicates, this scene takes place in Chukotka, the most northeasterly district of the former Soviet Union. The heavy fur coats and headscarves of the two women imply a fairly cold climate. The two listen the news on a radio, which suggests that modern technology penetrates even the remotest corners of the vast U.S.S.R. (as does the presence of an official Kremlin-appointed photographer). 

Physical Description
Two women look down intently at a transistor radio that one of them holds in her hand.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
coats (garments)
fur (hair material)
radio (telecommunication system)
women (female humans)