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Ilse Bing 1931 and 1986

Ilse Bing 1931 and 1986

1986, printed 2020
(American, b.1946)
inkjet print
Image: 32 x 38 cm (12 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 x 50.6 cm (15 7/8 x 19 15/16 in.)
Gift of the Artist 2020.301
© Estate of Ilse Bing
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This picture was made in 1931, 1986, and 2012.

Description

In Ilse Bing’s original 1931 self-portrait, there is a paradox of time: we see a 32-year old Bing in the act of shooting the picture we view. In 1986, Abe Frajndlich had the artist, now 85 years old, pose in a similar set up and recreated her self-portrait, this time in color. In this 2012 composite version, Frajndlich digitally inserted the profile view of Bing from her 1931 self-portrait into his 1986 photograph. Since Bing’s 1931 photograph was a black-and-white image, Frajndlich translated his original from color to match it.
  • 2020
    Abe Frajndlich (the artist) [1946-], Cleveland, OH
    December 7, 2020
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.301