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Navy Helicopter

Photograph
1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Feininger, Andreas (maker)

Black and white photograph of a helicopter landing, with the pattern made by the wing lights.

Object details

Object type
Photograph
TitleNavy Helicopter (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Brief description
20thC; Feininger Andreas, Helicopter, 1949
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a helicopter landing, with the pattern made by the wing lights.
Gallery label
Feininger studied architecture in Germany before becoming a photographer in 1933. Six years later he emigrated to the USA and in 1943 he joined the staff of Life magazine. This image of a helicopter landing, and the mesmerising pattern made by the wing lights, is an example of his experimental approach. Feininger spent many decades exploring the science behind photography, pioneering special effects that are still used by photographers today.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.380-1975

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O187635/navy-helicopter-photograph-feininger-andreas/
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