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A TIME OF WAR, AND A TIME OF PEACE

Roloff BenyWW-1947-M055991
1947·Engraving and aquatint, printed in black and lithograph, printed in color·Plate 14 x 11 15/16" (35.6 x 30.3 cm) Sheet 17 1/8 x 13 1/8" (43.5 x 33.3 cm)(irreg.)

Catalogue

Year
1947
Dimensions
Plate 14 x 11 15/16" (35.6 x 30.3 cm) Sheet 17 1/8 x 13 1/8" (43.5 x 33.3 cm)(irreg.)

Artist

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Roloff Beny

Roloff Beny was a Canadian photographer and filmmaker whose practice centered on architectural and landscape documentation across the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Asia. Working primarily in color photography from the 1950s onward, he produced richly saturated images of built heritage and natural terrain that emphasized formal composition and chromatic intensity. His work appeared in major publications and exhibitions during the postwar period, establishing him as a significant recorder of non-Western architectural traditions at a moment of rapid global change.

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

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Year
1947
Dimensions
Plate 14 x 11 15/16" (35.6 x 30.3 cm) Sheet 17 1/8 x 13 1/8" (43.5 x 33.3 cm)(irreg.)
Watts ID
WW-1947-M055991

Source

Source
moma
Status
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Artist

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Roloff Beny

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