id:			170211
accession number:	2012.390
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.390
updated:		2023-03-22 03:04:54.376000

Gate, Brissago, Switzerland, 1934. Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998). Gelatin silver print; image: 21.9 x 28.1 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/16 in.); mounted: 35 x 41.9 cm (13 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.); paper: 21.9 x 28.1 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.390 © Estate of Ilse Bing

title:				Gate, Brissago, Switzerland
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creation date:			1934
creation date earliest:		1934
creation date latest:		1934
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
copyright:			© Estate of Ilse Bing

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1900-1950
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998)  - artist
Ilse Bing (American, b. Germany, 1899-1998). Ilse Bing became interested in photography while pursuing a doctoral degree in art history at Frankfurt University. Around 1927-28 she began taking photographs to illustrate her dissertation and in 1930 decided to move to Paris to look for freelance assignments. Using the new 35mm Leica camera, she worked as a fashion, portrait, and architectural photographer, as well as a photojournalist. During her years in Paris she took part in numerous exhibitions, including the Museum of Modern Art's Photography 1839-1937 show in New York. In 1941 Bing and her husband immigrated to the United States, settling in New York City. In New York she began to work on a different scale, using the larger-format Rolleiflex camera as well as electronic flash. By 1957 she was working exclusively in color. Two years later Bing gave up photography to concentrate on painting and poetry.
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measurements: Image: 21.9 x 28.1 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/16 in.); Mounted: 35 x 41.9 cm (13 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.); Paper: 21.9 x 28.1 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso of mount: "7500" "[1294-481-D9]" "IB-PAA-048.2"
Written in white ink on recto of image in upper left corner: "ILSE BING/1934"
Commercially imprinted in verso of image: "Agfa-Brovira"

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica
	opening date:   2020-03-07T05:00:00
	<i>Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 7-October 11, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Brissago is a resort town on the shores of Lake Maggiore.
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