Ilse Bing
My Shadow with Dog "Schubi"

My Shadow with Dog "Schubi"

© Estate of Ilse Bing Wolff

My Shadow with Dog "Schubi"
My Shadow with Dog "Schubi"
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1899–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • My Shadow with Dog "Schubi"
Date1948
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 × 10 7/16 in. (33 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 × 10 7/16 in. (33 × 26.5 cm)
Mount: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Ilse Bing Wolff
Object number2001.439
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

A large portion of the Museum’s collection of photographs
by Ilse Bing consists of self-portraits. These include a handful of early
self-portraits taken in 1934, as well as several made in 1945 with the shutter
release visible in her hand. This self-portrait shot on a New York City rooftop
pushes the boundaries of the genre further, replacing Bing’s image with her
shadow and a lurking dog.




ProvenanceEstate of Ilse Bing Wolff, New York; given to MFAH, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in black ink, recto, bottom left corner over image: ILSE // BING // 1948
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: my shadow with dog
Signed in black ink, verso, bottom right corner: ILSE // BING // 1948

Signed in black ink, recto, bottom left corner over image: ILSE // BING // 1948
Signed in black ink, verso, bottom right corner: ILSE // BING // 1948


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