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 189…
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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 th…
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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 …
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Victorian
During the Victorian age, when Queen Victoria was on the throne from 1837 to 1901, Britain was the most powerful nation in the world, undergoing an industrial revolution, social reform and advances in science, technology and culture. In 1851 the Great Exhibition, housed in the Crystal Palace, had an enormous impact on the development of art and design throughout the Victorian age and led to the founding of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The photography of Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles
Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles (born Rotterdam 1871, died Hastings 1956) was a pioneering photographic journalist who published his work in the new illustrated magazines of the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Book of Trades (Das Ständebuch)
The Book of Trades was published in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1568, with text by Hans Sachs (1494–1576) and illustrations by Jost Amman (1539–91). It features detailed woodcut illustrations of various professions, each accompanied by a short poem in rhyming couplets and provides a fascinating insight into the diverse trades and crafts practised in 16th-century Nuremberg.
The Great Exhibition
HISTORY, PERIODS & STYLES FEATURES The Great Exhibition Expanding View of the Great Exhibition, Bailey Rawlins, England, 1851. Museum no. E.971-1936 Expanding View of the Great Exhibition, Bailey Rawlins, England, 1851. Museum no. E.971-1936 (click image for larger version) The Great Exhibition was the first international exhibition of manufactured products and was enormously influential on the development of many aspects of society including art and design education, international trade and relations, and even tourism.
The 20th-century ballet revolution
20th century ballet was born in St Petersburg, from a group of artists who were disenchanted with the arts scene in Russia. They included the painters Leon Bakst and Alexandre Benois, Serge Diaghilev, who had won fame for organising exhibitions of Russian paintings in Paris, and the choreographer Michael Fokine, who had become disaffected with the conservative, traditional ballets of Petipa.
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Art Deco CD
Dance the night away with the likes of Josephine Baker, and Fred Astaire; or while away the hours in the company of some of the New York Jazz greats with this double CD box set.
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