Der Fotograf [The Photographer], 1931
Willi Ruge (German, 1882–1961)
Gelatin silver print; 8 1/16 x 5 9/16 in. (20.5 x 14.1 cm)
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005 (2005.100.300)
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Willi Ruge (German, 1882–1961)
Gelatin silver print; 8 1/16 x 5 9/16 in. (20.5 x 14.1 cm)
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005 (2005.100.300)
Ruge, a photojournalist who specialized in images of aircraft, took this photograph during a seven-minute parachute jump from an airplane over Berlin. Although his friends tried to dissuade him, Ruge risked his life to produce this vertiginous view, which was published in the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung.
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