Max Penson

Photographer, Visual Artist

1893 – 1959

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Who was Max Penson?

Max Penson was a noted Russian Jewish photojournalist and photographer of the Soviet Union noted for his photographs of Uzbekistan. His photographs documented the economic transformation of Uzbekistan from a highly traditional feudal society into a modern Soviet republic between 1920 and 1940. Max Penson is one of the most prominent representatives of the Uzbek photography.

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Born
1893
Velizh
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Russian Empire
  • Soviet Union
Profession
Died
1959

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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