Ilse Bing
Subtitle: photography through the looking glass
By: Larisa Dryansky and Edwynn Houk.
Contributors: Houk, Edwynn.
Publisher: H.N. Abrams
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Bing, Ilse.; Photographers -- United States -- Biography.; Photographers -- Germany -- Biography.; Photographers -- France -- Biography.; Photography, Artistic.; Art, Modern -- 20th century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "While Frankfurt-born Ilse Bing's 1931 Self-Portrait with Leica is an icon of modern photography, her exquisite black-and-white compositions, created mostly during her years in exile in Paris and New York, have not received nearly the attention they deserve. This first-ever monograph of the photographer (1899-1998) dubbed the "Queen of the Leica" is cause for celebration on two counts: Those with an interest in Bing's work now have an authoritative source to consult; and students of the form now have proof that Bing ranks alongside BrassaI, Man Ray, and Henri Cartier-Bresson in the pantheon of 20th-century avant-garde photography. This book, based largely on unpublished material from Bing's personal archive, combines biography with an in-depth study of her work in its historical context, creating a portrait of the artist as revealing as it is overdue."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.