Ilse Bing
American, born Germany
1899, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1998, New York, New York
“These prints are important in the history of photography.” —Ilse Bing.
Crowned “The Queen of Leica” for her 1929 adoption of this innovative new camera, photographer Ilse Bing places her work in the art historical canon. This short film brings us into Bing’s 1992 New York apartment as she carefully shows us images from her personal print collection, recounting the stories behind them. In 1992, filmmaker Antonia Lerch travelled from Germany to visit and interview Bing in her home for one month. Their conversations resulted in Ilse Bing 1899–1998, an hour-long documentary from which this film was edited.
Works in the Collection
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Ilse BingUntitled -
Ilse BingGreta Garbo Poster, Paris -
Ilse BingQueensborough Bridge Exit with Two Cars, New York -
Ilse BingBec de Gaz, Rue de la Chaise (Lamppost, rue de la Chaise)
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Ilse BingTour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
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Ilse BingPont des Arts -
Ilse BingNew York, the Elevated and Me
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Ilse BingThree Men on Steps, Paris, near Pont des Arts
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Ilse BingSelf-Portrait with Leica, Paris -
Ilse BingTelegraph Pole, Frankfurt, Germany
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Ilse BingParis Fleamarket, Selecting Shoe -
Ilse BingView from Rockefeller Center -
Ilse BingAvenue du Maine, Paris -
Ilse BingClocks at Night, Paris -
Ilse BingCircus, Madison Square Garden, New York -
Ilse BingUntitled (Tree)
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