Self-Portrait with Kodak

1913

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

The image shows a woman from the waist up, seated and slightly angled to the left, looking toward the window. She has dark hair styled in a loose bun and wears a light-colored dress with a patterned design on the shoulder and sleeves. A belt cinches the dress at the waist, and she wears a bracelet on her left wrist. She holds a box camera in her right hand, resting it on a table. The background includes a well-lit room with floral wallpaper, framed pictures on the walls, a wooden cabinet, and a white wrought iron bed, suggesting a vintage decor theme.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ilse Bing Wolff

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.9 x 6.3 cm (4 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.147.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, center left in graphite: 1913; on secondary mount, lower left under image in graphite: ILSE BING / 1913

Wikidata ID

Q64155173

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