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"tombstone": "Close-up of Fashion Model's Shoes, 1934. Ilse Bing (American, 1899\u20131998). Gelatin silver print; image: 28.2 x 20 cm (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.); paper: 28.2 x 20 cm (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.); mounted: 41.9 x 34.7 cm (16 1/2 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos, 2018.388. \u00a9 Estate of Ilse Bing",
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"inscription": "Written in pencil on verso of mount: \"IB-FAS-36 #2 8k 0.5 3/13\"",
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"title": "Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica",
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"description": "Ilse Bing\u2019s assignment from a Frankfurt newspaper to cover the couture ball in Paris led to commissions from designers and fashion magazines, including French Vogue. In November 1933 she began doing all the Paris accessory shoots for the American magazine Harper\u2019s Bazaar. Although the Leica was associated with candid photography, she used it in the studio to create staged still lifes of shoes, jewelry, handbags, and belts, and occasionally views of shoes on a model\u2019s feet. Accustomed to using available light, Bing had to master artificial lighting. Preferring a natural look, she avoided bright spots and deep shadows in favor of gently modeled highlights that emphasized the objects\u2019 sculptural shapes while revealing their polished surfaces.",
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"updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:53:58.506000"
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