Ruth Bernhard

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Ruth Bernhard was a German-born American photographer renowned for her meticulously composed black-and-white still lifes and nude studies, celebrated for their luminous, sculptural quality.

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Ruth Bernhard canonical 2

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instanceOf fine art photographer ⓘ
person ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
awardReceived Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography ⓘ
Women in Photography International Award of Excellence ⓘ
birthDate 1905-10-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Berlin, Germany ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Germany ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2006-12-18 ⓘ
describedAs "the greatest photographer of the nude" by Ansel Adams ⓘ
educatedAt Berlin Academy of Art ⓘ
familyName Bernhard ⓘ
linked to: Bernharda
fieldOfWork black-and-white photography ⓘ
fine art nude photography ⓘ
photography ⓘ
still life photography ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre nude photography ⓘ
still life photography ⓘ
givenName Ruth ⓘ
influencedBy Edward Weston ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
German ⓘ
livedToAge 101 ⓘ
movedTo California ⓘ
linked to: California (state)

New York City ⓘ
movement modern photography ⓘ
name Ruth Bernhard ⓘ
nationality German-American ⓘ
notableFor luminous sculptural nude studies ⓘ
meticulously composed black-and-white still lifes ⓘ
notableIdea emphasis on light as a sculptural element in photography ⓘ
notablePublication Gift of the Commonplace ⓘ
The Eternal Body: A Collection of Fifty Nudes ⓘ
notableWork Classic Torso ⓘ
In the Box – Horizontal ⓘ
Nude, 1952 ⓘ
Sand Dune ⓘ
The Gift of the Commonplace ⓘ
Two Leaves ⓘ
occupation photographer ⓘ
partner Pirjo Sipila ⓘ
residence San Francisco, California ⓘ
sexualOrientation lesbian ⓘ
style highly controlled composition ⓘ
use of strong chiaroscuro ⓘ

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Ruth Bernhard → name → Ruth Bernhard ⓘ