Hilla Becher

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Photographer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Düsseldorf_School_of_Photography
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Applied_Sciences,_Düsseldorf
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-09-02
gptkbp:born gptkb:Hilla_Wobeser
gptkbp:children gptkb:Max_Becher
gptkb:Anna_Becher
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Bernd_Becher
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-10-10
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kunstakademie_Düsseldorf
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Kunsthalle_Hamburg
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art,_New_York
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:Centre_Pompidou,_Paris
Documenta 6
gptkbp:famousFor Exhibiting in major art institutions
Photographing industrial structures
Collaborative_work_with_Bernd_Becher
gptkbp:field Fine art photography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hilla Becher
gptkbp:inception 1959
gptkbp:influence Contemporary photography
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Struth
Andreas Gursky
gptkbp:influencedBy August Sander
gptkbp:knownFor Industrial photography
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering industrial photography
Influence on architectural photography
Mentorship of photographers
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableWorks Gas Tanks
Water Towers
Blast Furnaces
Coal Bunkers
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Bernd_Becher
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bernd_Becher
gptkbp:style Documentary style
gptkbp:technique Typology
Black and white photography