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Portfolio - Color America 1953-54 

Werner Bischof Estate 

Werner Bischof traveled to the New World in the early 1950s, just after he joined Magnum Photos. He went for a number of reasons, including to visit the new Magnum Photos bureau in New York for the first time. However, the real motive for Bischof's expedition was that he was developing a more dynamic way to capture people in their surroundings. What better place to do it than in the optimistic, booming atmosphere of post-war America? This experimentation with color and movement, all completed against the canvas of the faces and place of the United States, led to some of Bischof's most interesting... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. Construction worker. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. Bus terminal. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Missouri. Town of St. Louis. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Massachusetts. Town of Boston. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Illinois. Town of Chicago. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Illinois. Town of Chicago. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Illinois. Town of Chicago. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of California. Town of San Francisco. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. San Francisco, California. 1953. Golden Gate Bridge.

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. New York City. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of California. Town of Los Angeles. One of the first... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. Southern part of the country. 1954. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

UNITED STATES. 1953. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Georgia. 1954.

Werner Bischof Estate 1953

USA. State of Texas. Town of Houston. De Menils house. February... 
Portfolio - Major Features 

Werner Bischof Estate 2006

Album: 5 images 
Portfolio - Bischof, Werner 

2006

Album: 3 images 
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