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Call Number:

PH-00954

Collection Name:

Werner Bischof Photography Collection

Creator:

Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)

No. of Items:

7 items

Span Dates:

1947-1951

Description:

The collection consists of seven photographs by Warner Bischof (Swiss, 1916-1954). Item-level information follows.

964:0916:0001 -- Dancer Anjali Hora, Bombay, India, 1951. Gelatin silver print;
964:0916:0002 -- Hungersnot im Sud-Indien [Famine, Bihar Province, India], 1951. Gelatin silver print;
964:0916:0003 -- Courtyard of Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 1951. Gelatin silver print;
964:0916:0004 -- Yusakuni [sic, Yasukuni] shrine[,] Tokyo, 1951. Gelatin silver print;
964:0916:0005 -- Waiting for the arrival of Emperor Hirohito, Hiroshima, Japan , 1951. Gelatin silver print;
964:0916:0006 -- Stone bridge, Heinan Shrine, Kyoto, Japan , 1951. Gelatin silver print;
964:0916:0007 -- Ungarn [a.k.a., Floods in East Hungary], 1947. Gelatin silver print.

Accession No(s):

964:0916:0001-0007; Purchase from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963; Gift of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1979 (G 209)

Location(s):

B Box, Medium (964:0916:0001-0002)
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B Box, Large (964:0916:0003-0007)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	[Dancer applying her make-up, India, 1951].
Date	1951
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	20.2 x 23.6 cm; 8 x 9 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0001

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	[Hungersnot im Sud-Indien]
Date	1951
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	39.5 x 30.2 cm; 15 3/5 x 11 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0002

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	Courtyard of the Meiji shrine. Tokyo. Japan.
Date	1951
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	30.2 x 36.3 cm; 11 9/10 x 14 3/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0003

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	Yusakuni [sic, Yasukuni] shrine[,] Tokyo.
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	41.2 x 27 cm; 16 1/5 x 10 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0004

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	Hiroshima [a.k.a., Children awaiting the Emperor in Hiroshima].
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	39.3 x 27.3 cm; 15 1/2 x 10 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0005

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	Heian shrine[,] Kyoto [a.k.a., Stepping stones, Heian shrine, Kyoto].
Date	1952
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	39.7 x 30 cm; 15 3/5 x 11 4/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0006

Artist/Maker	Bischof, Werner (1916 - 1954)
Title	Ungarn [Floods in East Hungary]
Date	1947
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	33.4 x 29.8 cm; 13 1/10 x 11 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0916:0007

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