Fisch Kopfe
date: label: date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo
notes: label: Description
content: An example of the images László Moholy-Nagy created using a camera as opposed to his photograms or photomontages which did not rely on a camera, this 1928 image captures elements that interested Moholy-Nagy at the time. Moholy-Nagy subscribed to many of the views held by Constructivists, such as utilizing diagonals and geometric shapes. He incorporated these elements into this photograph. The layers of color contrast between the black background and white plate as well as the black eyes against the silver body of the fish provide an interesting juxtaposition for the viewer. The rectangular plane provided by the background, the circular shape of the plate, and the triangles of the fish heads also build on the geometric qualities Moholy-Nagy aimed to convey in the photograph. Always photographing an image that intrigued him, this plate of fish heads was no exception.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.69.107
label: accession number
content: 282328
label: catalog number
content: 69.107
objectType: label: Object Name
content: gelatin silver print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29.8 cm x 23.8 cm; 11 3/4 in x 9 3/8 in