01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Ruth Bernhard's Detail; Transparent, with footnotes # 137

Ruth Bernhard, (American, 1905-2006)

Detail; Transparent, c. 1968

Gelatin silver

9-5/8 x 6-1/2 inches (24.4 x 16.5 cm)

Private collection

Ruth Bernhard, (American, 1905-2006)

Transparent, c. 1968

Gelatin silver

9-5/8 x 6-1/2 inches (24.4 x 16.5 cm)

Private collection

Ruth Bernhard, American photographer (born Oct. 14, 1905, Berlin, Ger.—died Dec. 18, 2006, San Francisco, Calif.), celebrated the female form with her light-infused black-and-white nudes, which were distinctive for their clarity and carefully wrought details. Bernhard’s career took a pivotal turn after a chance meeting with photographer Edward Weston, who became her mentor. She joined the Group f.64, a Modernist circle of photographers that included Weston, Ansel Adams, and Dorothea Lange. Bernhard was primarily a studio photographer, and she spent hours setting up compositions that featured inanimate objects. A perfectionist whose output was slim, Bernhard earned a living by teaching and taking on commercial assignments. More on Ruth Bernhard

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