The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Hippopotamus, NYC

Hippopotamus, NYC

1936
(American, 1899–1998)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 21.3 x 28.3 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.); Mounted: 25.3 x 30.1 cm (9 15/16 x 11 7/8 in.); Paper: 21.3 x 28.3 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2012.391
© Estate of Ilse Bing
Location: not on view

Description

Ilse Bing delighted in walking through and photographing in Central Park. Its zoo, which was modernized in 1934, was a source of civic pride and enjoyment. Rose, its much-beloved hippopotamus, was brought there in 1930. In this portrait, she is 12 years old.
  • Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 7-October 11, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Hippopotamus, NYC|url=false|author=Ilse Bing|year=1936|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.391