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Who Is an Aryan?, 1933
Unknown Artist, German School
Gelatin silver print; 6 1/2 x 9 in. (16.5 x 22.9 cm)
Funds from various donors, 2003 (2003.308)

This photograph, which illustrates the adaptation of physiognomic measurement by Nazi "race scientists," was published on the cover of the Neue Illustrierte Zeitung on June 1, 1933, above the headline: "Who Is an Aryan? A Fascist Experiences the National Revolution."


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    Who Is an Aryan?, 1933
    Unknown Artist, German School
    Gelatin silver print; 6 1/2 x 9 in. (16.5 x 22.9 cm)
    Funds from various donors, 2003 (2003.308)