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Call Number: |
PH-00001 |
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Collection Name: |
Helmut Gernsheim Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
1,000 items |
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Span Dates: |
1940-1960 |
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Description: |
The collection consists of approximately 1,000 visual works by Helmut Gernsheim (German, 1913-1995). Subjects include: early student work; portraits; commercial photography, including exhibition prints; architecture and architectural detail, including Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace; art reproductions of sculpture and architectural details, including Westminster Cathedral; still-life photographs; nature; landscapes; Binter’s Marionette Theatre in Munich; and Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's home in Chalon-sur-Saône (964:0000:0005-0007) and of monuments to him (964:0000:0008-0010). The photographs, which include gelatin silver prints, 9 x 12 inch glass negatives, 120 film negatives, and posters with mounted photographs, all date from between 1940 and 1960. |
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Access Restrictions: |
Advance notice and curatorial approval are required to view the glass negatives and prints 964:0000:0005-0010. To make an appointment, please contact the Curator of Photography. |
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Location(s): |
Curatorial permission required Glass negatives Gernsheim, H., Box 1 Gernsheim, H., Box 2 Gernsheim, H., Box 3 Gernsheim, H., Box 4 Gernsheim, H., Box 5 Gernsheim, H., Box 6 Gernsheim, H., Box 7 Gernsheim, H., Box 8 Gernsheim, H., Box 10 Gernsheim, H., Box 11 Gernsheim, H., Box 12 Gernsheim, H., Box 9 Gernsheim, H., Box 13 Gernsheim, H., Box 14 Gernsheim, H., Box 15 Gernsheim, H., Box 16 Gernsheim, H., Box 17 Gernsheim, H., Box 18 Gernsheim, H., Box 19 Gernsheim, H., Box 20 Gernsheim, H., Box 21 Gernsheim, H., Box 22 Gernsheim, H., Box 23 Curatorial permission required (9 oversize prints and posters) Flat File (2 photographs of details from Westminster) |
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See Also: |
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce Photography Collection Helmut and Alison Gernsheim Papers and Photography Collection |
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