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Call Number:

PH-00001

Collection Name:

Helmut Gernsheim Photography Collection

Creator:

Gernsheim, Helmut, 1913-1995 (1913-03-01 - 1995-07-20)

No. of Items:

1,000 items

Span Dates:

1940-1960

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.

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.

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required Glass negatives
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Gernsheim, H., Box 1
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Gernsheim, H., Box 2
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Gernsheim, H., Box 3
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Gernsheim, H., Box 4
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Gernsheim, H., Box 5
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Gernsheim, H., Box 6
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Gernsheim, H., Box 7
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Gernsheim, H., Box 8
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Gernsheim, H., Box 10
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Gernsheim, H., Box 11
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Gernsheim, H., Box 12
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Gernsheim, H., Box 9
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Gernsheim, H., Box 13
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Gernsheim, H., Box 14
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Gernsheim, H., Box 15
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Gernsheim, H., Box 16
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Gernsheim, H., Box 17
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Gernsheim, H., Box 18
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Gernsheim, H., Box 19
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Gernsheim, H., Box 20
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Gernsheim, H., Box 21
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Gernsheim, H., Box 22
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Gernsheim, H., Box 23
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Curatorial permission required (9 oversize prints and posters)
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Flat File (2 photographs of details from Westminster)
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Item(s):

964:0000:0005 -- Gernsheim, Helmut, 1913-1995 (1913-03-01 - 1995-07-20). [View of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's home in Chalon-sur-Saône], 1952. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0000:0006 -- Gernsheim, Helmut, 1913-1995 (1913-03-01 - 1995-07-20). [View of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's home in Chalon-sur-Saône], 1952. Gelatin silver print, .

See Also:

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce Photography Collection

Helmut and Alison Gernsheim Papers and Photography Collection


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