Two Leaves
Artist: Ruth Bernhard (American, 1905 - 2006)
Date: 1952
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Image: 13 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (35.2 × 26.7 cm)
Medium: Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
Object number: 2008.116
Label Text:As a member of the f/64 photographers’ group along with Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, and Imogen Cunningham, Ruth Bernhard’s work is characterized by photographic clarity and detailed precision. Bernhard commented, “My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify, and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity…To indicate the ideal proportion, and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit, is my goal.”
Bernhard was known to take a single picture from one specific angle after setting up a composition meticulously, sometimes over days.
Bernhard was known to take a single picture from one specific angle after setting up a composition meticulously, sometimes over days.
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