St. Paul's Cathedral in the Moonlight

Bill Brandt British, born Germany

1939

Not on view

Many of Brandt's night views of London during the Blitz were made during blackouts imposed in an attempt to make the city less vulnerable to German bombers. Brandt later wrote: "The darkened town, lit only by moonlight, looked more beautiful than before or since. It was fascinating to walk through the deserted streets and to photograph houses which I knew well, and which no longer looked three-dimensional, but flat like painted stage scenery."

Artwork Details

Title: St. Paul's Cathedral in the Moonlight
Artist: Bill Brandt (British (born Germany), Hamburg 1904–1983 London)
Date: 1939
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 22.9 x 19.9 cm (9 x 7 13/16 in.), irregularly trimmed
Sheet: 25 x 19.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.), irregularly trimmed
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Mrs. Walter Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.660
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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