Ilse Bing was one of several leading European women photographers of the inter-war period. Her exclusive use of the most advanced cameras, the Leica, and her rapid success as a photographer earned her the title 'Queen of the Leica'.
Ilse Bing biography
Ilse Bing was one of several leading European women photographers of the inter-war period. Born in Frankfurt in 1899, she initially pursued an academic career, but gave thi…
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Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica
Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. The photographs in this display were mainly taken at the height of Bing's care…
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Ilse Bing working methods
Like many photographers of the 1930s, Ilse Bing was self-taught in terms of technique and composition. Photography attracted her as a new visual language appropriate to the…
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Ilse Bing related photographers
Photographers, artists and writers whose work has been related to the photographer Ilse Bing.
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