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        "tombstone": "Champ de Mars from the Eiffel Tower, 1931 (printed 1950s). Ilse Bing (American, 1899\u20131998). Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped; image: 20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 2019.179. \u00a9 Estate of Ilse Bing",
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        "title": "Champ de Mars from the Eiffel Tower",
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        "measurements": "Image: 20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 in.)",
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        "copyright": "\u00a9 Estate of Ilse Bing",
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                    "title": "Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica",
                    "description": "<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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                "description": "Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY",
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        "description": "Radical viewpoints\u2014especially the worm\u2019s- or bird\u2019s-eye view\u2014were a hallmark of 1920s and 1930s avant-garde imagery, reflecting a new attitude toward space spurred by recent technological innovations such as the skyscraper and the airplane. Bing was one of the first professionals to adopt the Leica, a lightweight, small 35 mm camera. It did not require a tripod and could easily be held at any angle, thus especially suited to this new way of seeing.",
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                "citation": "\"In Perspective: Leica queen.\"<em> Art &amp; Antiques </em>43, no. 3 (March 2020): 30.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: p. 30; Mention: p. 30",
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                "citation": "Tannenbaum, Barbara. \u201cQueen of the Leica: Ilse Bing found freedom of expression in a small, lightweight camera.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>60, no. 2 (March/April 2020): 30-31.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: P. 31.",
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                "citation": "Exhibitions--Extended Dates. \"Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>60, no. 3 (Summer 2020): 4-5.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: P. 5; Mentioned: P. 4.",
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