San Francisco Night Scene with Alcatraz

Ruth Bernhard Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University

San Francisco Night Scene with Alcatraz

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San Francisco Night Scene with Alcatraz,

1947–56

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2008-615

Information

Title
San Francisco Night Scene with Alcatraz
Dates

1947–56

Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 20 x 19 cm. (7 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 25 x 20 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ruth Bernhard
Object Number
2008-615
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, San Francisco

Inscription
In ink, verso: S.F. 1947 ?
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
night, darkness, prisons, cities, hills, streetscapes

By bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum from Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006).

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