Caused by a deadly landslide, this pinkish-red cliff of Kunming's western mountain, like an enormous open scar, towers over the tiny figures of some common prisoners and their families who work at its foot in a stone quarry. The rocks in the foreground once killed the entire population of a fishing village.

ca. 1944-1945

Not on view

Photographer: John Gutmann
Title: Caused by a deadly landslide, this pinkish-red cliff of Kunming's western mountain, like an enormous open scar, towers over the tiny figures of some common prisoners and their families who work at its foot in a stone quarry. The rocks in the foreground once killed the entire population of a fishing village.
Date: ca. 1944-1945
Object Type: Photograph
Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 330 x 260 mm (13 0 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of John Gutmann in honor of Dr. Walter Heil
Accession Number: 2000.119.2.65