Köln, Rathaus, ca. 1944
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Usage | Exhibition |
Location | LVR |
Photographer | Hermann Claasen |
Until: | 19 March - 07 June 2015 |
Copyright: | LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn |
The exhibition »1945 – Cologne and Dresden« showcases the work of two important photographers of the immediate post-war period: Hermann Claasen and Richard Peter. Their photo books influence our perception of the German cities destroyed in the Second World War. Hermann Claasens (1899 — 1987) »Gesang im Feuerofen« from 1947 shows Cologne in ruins, and the picture book published for the first time in 1950 »Dresden – eine Kamera klagt an« by...