Ferry Dock, New York
Photograph
1936 (photographed)
1936 (photographed)
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Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, she initially pursued an academic career before moving to Paris in 1930 to concentrate on photography.
This photograph was taken during a trip to New York organised by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, who supported Bing and facilitated a solo show at the June Rhodes Gallery in 1936. Bing was well-received and met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who introduced ‘a new world’ to her. The starkness of this composition contrasts to her warm feelings about New York at this time. The off-centre composition and concentration on geometric shapes is typical in Bing’s work of this period.
This photograph was taken during a trip to New York organised by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, who supported Bing and facilitated a solo show at the June Rhodes Gallery in 1936. Bing was well-received and met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who introduced ‘a new world’ to her. The starkness of this composition contrasts to her warm feelings about New York at this time. The off-centre composition and concentration on geometric shapes is typical in Bing’s work of this period.
Object details
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| Title | Ferry Dock, New York (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper |
| Brief description | 'Ferry Dock, New York', 1936, vintage photograph by Ilse Bing (1899-1998) |
| Physical description | Barren street view with a lamp-post and young tree vertically placed in the centre of the composition. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Ilse Bing Wolff |
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| Summary | Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, she initially pursued an academic career before moving to Paris in 1930 to concentrate on photography. This photograph was taken during a trip to New York organised by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, who supported Bing and facilitated a solo show at the June Rhodes Gallery in 1936. Bing was well-received and met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who introduced ‘a new world’ to her. The starkness of this composition contrasts to her warm feelings about New York at this time. The off-centre composition and concentration on geometric shapes is typical in Bing’s work of this period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3058-2004 |
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| Record created | October 13, 2005 |
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