Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) was the daughter of Lucien Bernhard, a graphic designer known as "the father of the German poster." After studying for two years at the Berlin Academy of Art, she came to New York in 1927 and worked briefly in Ralph Steiner's studio; she bought her first camera the next year. Her first serious photograph, Lifesavers, interested Vogue's art director, Dr. M.F. Agha, and he arranged for its publication in Advertising Art in 1931; many photography assignments in advertising and industrial design photography followed. In 1934, she photographed the Museum of Modern Art's Machine Art exhibition and began the photographs of nudes for which she is best known.
Subject/Title: Wet Silk
Date Of Negative: 1938
Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 1986
Paper: Medium weight, matte finish.
Print Origin: USA
Publisher: Chronicle
Approximate Image Size: 8 x 6 inches
Approximate Mount Board Size: 14 x 16 inches
Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++
Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum black mat board.

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