Heinz Paneth in a Tree
Photograph
1920s (made)
1920s (made)
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Paneth was a chemist born in Austria, who emigrated to Britain to escape the Nazi regime. After the war he became director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. He taught himself photography and experimented with autochrome. He took many pictures of travels with his family. This photograph shows his son Heinz, who was born in 1918. Twenty years after Paneth’s death, his daughter Eva donated two thousand of his photographs to the Royal Photographic Society.
Object details
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| Title | Heinz Paneth in a Tree (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Autochrome |
| Brief description | Photograph F A Paneth, 'Heinz Paneth in a Tree', 1920s, autochrome |
| Physical description | Rectangular glass object edged with black tape displaying a colour photograph of a boy aged about 9 standing in a large green leafy tree. The boy has fair hair and wears shorts. Behind the tree is a clear blue sky. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Summary | Paneth was a chemist born in Austria, who emigrated to Britain to escape the Nazi regime. After the war he became director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. He taught himself photography and experimented with autochrome. He took many pictures of travels with his family. This photograph shows his son Heinz, who was born in 1918. Twenty years after Paneth’s death, his daughter Eva donated two thousand of his photographs to the Royal Photographic Society. |
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| Accession number | RPS.1715-2017 |
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| Record created | August 4, 2017 |
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