id: 170218 accession number: 2012.397 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.397 updated: 2024-04-17 11:08:32.866000 Ella Bergmann-Michel, 1950. Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998). Gelatin silver print; image: 22.8 x 16.1 cm (9 x 6 5/16 in.); mounted: 43.5 x 35.9 cm (17 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.); paper: 22.8 x 16.1 cm (9 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.397 © Estate of Ilse Bing title: Ella Bergmann-Michel title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1950 creation date earliest: 1950 creation date latest: 1950 current location: creditline: Gift of George Stephanopoulos copyright: © Estate of Ilse Bing --- culture: America, 20th century technique: gelatin silver print department: Photography collection: PH - American 1900-1950 type: Photograph find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- 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. --- measurements: Image: 22.8 x 16.1 cm (9 x 6 5/16 in.); Mounted: 43.5 x 35.9 cm (17 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.); Paper: 22.8 x 16.1 cm (9 x 6 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "ILSE/BING/1950" Written in pencil on verso: "EEEEE Bergmann/(Schmolz)/printed 1984" Written in pencil on verso: "6500" "HP2/IB-POR-045" Written in black ink in lower right corner of recto of image: ILSE/BING/1950" translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica opening date: 2020-03-07T05:00:00 Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 7-October 11, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES