Boy wearing joke mask, May Day, Myllypuro, Helsinki, 1967

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ISMO HÖLTTÖ (b.1940 Finnish)
Boy wearing joke mask, May Day, Myllypuro, Helsinki, 1967
gelatin silver print
signed in pencil, credit stamp on verso
15¾ x 11 5/8in. (40 x 29.5cm.)

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Lot Essay

The present lot is one of only two vintage prints of this image. The other print is held in a private collection, Helsinki.

Taken during the important Finnish celebration of May Day, this image as was made in the Northeastern Helsinki suburb of Myllypuro.

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