Hilla Becher (1934 - 2015)
1934-09-02Potsdam, Germany2015-10-10Düsseldorf, GermanyGermany
Hilla Becher
Hilla Becher (née Wobeser) was a German conceptual photographer. Becher was well known for her industrial photographs, or typologies, with longtime collaborator and husband, Bernd Becher. Her career spanned more than 50 years and included photographs from the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Italy.
Becher, alongside her husband, received the Erasmus Prize and the Hasselblad Award. The Bechers founded the Düsseldorf School of Photography in the mid-1970s.
Date and place of birt: | 2 september 1934, Potsdam, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 10 october 2015, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Photographer |
Genre: | Architecture photography, Cityscape, Industrial landscape |
Art style: | Minimalism, Conceptual art, Historicism |