Of the Refrain

Ilse Bing... Self Portrait with Leica, 1931 (silver print, 11 x 14 inches). From the exhibition Of the Refrain at Robert Mann Gallery in New York, NY. "...Of the Refrain, explores the formal repetitions and shared motifs of photographers working with commonplace genres such as portraiture and commercial still life during the first half of the 20th century. Berenice Abbott, Ellen Auerbach, Ilse Bing, Carlotta Corpron, Hazel Larsen Archer, Dora Maar, Barbara Morgan, ringl+pit, and Margaret Watkins are among the artists included in the exhibition." Also... a bit more about the Works of ringl+pit.