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Bill Brandt (artist) British, born Germany, 1904 - 1983 Street Scene, London, 1936 gelatin silver print overall: 22.8 x 19.5 cm (9 x 7 11/16 in.) Gift of the Collectors Committee 1996.8.1 |
Object 15 of 15
In the 1930s Bill Brandt published a highly acclaimed book that seemed to present candid documents of the urban nightlife of London. In fact, he often posed family, friends, and servants to achieve his desired results. This photograph, for example, does not depict an encounter between strangers on a dark London street, but instead shows Brand's brother and sister-in-law, and the dramatic lighting comes, most likely, not from the street lamps but from large lights set up by Brandt.
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