Bernd Becher (1931 - 2007)
1931-08-20Siegen, Germany2007-06-22Rostock, GermanyGermany
Bernd Becher
Berndt Becher was a German conceptual photographer. Becher is well known for his industrial photography.
Together with his wife and collaborator Hilla Becher won the Erasmus Prize and the Hasselblad Prize. In the mid-1970s the Bechers founded the Düsseldorf School of Photography.
Date and place of birt: | 20 august 1931, Siegen, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 22 june 2007, Rostock, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Photographer |
Genre: | Architecture photography, Cityscape, Industrial landscape |
Art style: | Minimalism, Conceptual art, Historicism |
Technique: | Lithography |