Man playing the banjo

Ed van der Elsken, 1948

Later in his career Van der Elsken was ambitious and brazen enough to approach people directly and portray them up close. In his earliest work, however, he often literally kept his distance. He preferred to place the people he noticed in some kind of setting. Surely it is not a coincidence that the gun in the film poster seems to be aimed at the banjo player.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2019-298-26-1
  • Dimensionsheight 258 mm x width 202 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Man playing the banjo

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2019-298-26-1

  • Inscriptions / marks

    factory mark: ‘Agfa’


Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Ed van der Elsken, Marseille

  • Dating

    • 1948
    • c. 1970 - c. 1980
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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    height 258 mm x width 202 mm


Explanatory note

  • Foto komt voor in het fotoboek Parijs! Foto's-1950-1954. Voor bijhorend contactvel in collectie van het Nederlands Fotomuseum zie: inventarisnummer EVE-2844/2845 aldaar.


This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Anneke Hilhorst, Warder

  • Acquisition

    gift 2019-12-18

  • Copyright

    @Ed van der Elsken


Documentation


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