Large group posing with balloons, Riga, 1982
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Large group posing with balloons, Riga, 1982

Maker: Unknown

Date Made: 1982; 1980s
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: photographic paper; emulsion; ink; pencil; craft paper; adhesive
Method: photographic prints
Measurements: 8 1/2 in x 5 1/8 in (21.6 cm x 13 in)
Language: Russian; English
Genre/Form: black-and-white photographs

Dozens of hippies pose for a group portrait in Riga, Latvia, 1982. The group clusters on a stone steps that incline up and towards the back. Front and center, a few people hold up a small handdrawn sign. The sign reads "Hippiedom Rem[..]" with the rest of the text not being legible. Below it is a handdrawn peace symbol. Around the perimiter of a group a few hippies hold balloons with peace symbols drawn on them. Hippies in the back show the V or peace symbol with their hands.

Collection/Series: Soviet Hippie Collection / Photos of 2+ individuals, groups, etc.
Sub-series: Genadii Borisovich Zaitsev Collection
Accession Number: 2013.1029.1594

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