Carousel

1932

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

The image depicts a carousel with a large bovine figure and two horse figures in the foreground. The photo is in black and white, emphasizing contrasts and textures. The bovine figure is on the left facing forward, while the horse figures are on the right facing right. Shadows of the carousel animals are visible on the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ilse Bing Wolff

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.8 x 27.7 cm (8 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.147.11

  • Series Title

    Pariser Mittsommertraume (Midsummer Dreams, Paris)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Ilse Bing Wolff, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Ilse Bing: Three Decades of Photography. Exh. cat. New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, 1985, no. 31.

1988

  • Ilse Bing: Paris, 1931 - 1952. Exh. cat. Musée Carnavalet. Paris, 1988, pl. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left in negative: ILSE BING / 1932; all by later hand: loer left verso in graphite: cat 26/21 / 41x35; lower right in graphite: 1932 / 1B-6145-C / PARIS STREET FAIR / MERRY GO ROUND

Wikidata ID

Q64155189

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