Eva Besnyö Pictures the Dutch. Modernism and Mass Culture at Sea in the Interwar Period
In 1938, the Hungarian-Dutch photographer Eva Besnyö contributed with a stylish photo wall to the interior decoration of the passenger ship Nieuw Amsterdam. Besnyö’s photography was part of a unique collaboration between the shipping company and more than sixty artists. In mass media and manifestations the ocean liner was presented as one huge floating signifier of national grandeur and tradition. The photo wall fitted perfectly in this narrative but this was precisely why Besnyö had her doubts. In this article I seek to find out how the photographer managed to produce the wall working within... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, Vol 133, Iss 1, Pp 53-79 (2018) |
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Schlagwörter: | History / Low Countries / Netherlands / United States / New York / Nederlandse geschiedenis / fotografie / photographyy / History of Low Countries - Benelux Countries / DH1-925 |
Sprache: | Englisch Niederländisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27562068 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10481 |