PHOTO FOR GRAVESTONE

1930s EA/HU/0084

Crafted for a gravestone, this portrait could hail from a time when, under the Communist rule in Hungary and surrounding Eastern European nations, the practice of embellishing gravestones with photographs became more widespread. Although this practice existed before, the use of photographs on gravestones became more common during the Communist era, born from the regime’s desire to forge a stronger feeling of unity among the proletariat and facilitate a new shared history among its many citizens.

PHOTO FOR GRAVESTONE

1930s EA/HU/0084

Crafted for a gravestone, this portrait could hail from a time when, under the Communist rule in Hungary and surrounding Eastern European nations, the practice of embellishing gravestones with photographs became more widespread. Although this practice existed before, the use of photographs on gravestones became more common during the Communist era, born from the regime’s desire to forge a stronger feeling of unity among the proletariat and facilitate a new shared history among its many citizens.