id:			171775
accession number:	2014.525
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.525
updated:		2025-02-15 12:46:42.115000

Tree, 1955. Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998). Gelatin silver print; image: 43 x 40.4 cm (16 15/16 x 15 7/8 in.); paper: 50.4 x 40.4 cm (19 13/16 x 15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2014.525 © Estate of Ilse Bing

title:				Tree
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creation date:			1955
creation date earliest:		1950
creation date latest:		1960
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
copyright:			© Estate of Ilse Bing

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culture:	America
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
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: 43 x 40.4 cm (16 15/16 x 15 7/8 in.); Paper: 50.4 x 40.4 cm (19 13/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	On the recto white margin, written in pencil: " HH / 50 ( 5B) ".
On the verso, written in pencil: "ILSE/BING/1955"/[ 2020-731-22]"/ " IB-LAN-015.2]/ "4500"/ " 50/58"(?).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica
	opening date:   2020-03-06T05:00:00
	<i>Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 6-October 11, 2020).

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