The
Photographic Collection was established as an independent department in
the Museum Folkwang in 1978. Its responsibilities are fivefold:
Conservation of the collection, a temporary exhibition program with
about 6 projects per year, continual new acquisitions, scholarly study
of the collection and its public access.
The Photographic
Collection concentrates on the periods of the 1920’s and 30’s, the
1950’s and 60’s and the present. The 19th century is, however, also
well-represented by excellent works. The collection includes art,
documentary and reportage photography, thematically it focuses on man
and architecture.
Overview
Currently, the Photographic
Collection holds more than 60,000 photographs, the vast majority
vintage prints, from the 19th to the 21st centuries by about 1,300
photographers. Apart from individual works and groups of works, the
collection possesses numerous lots on various photographers or topics,
various archives and estates from photographers or institutions. From
the estates, negatives, equipment, references and written documents have
been conserved.
Copyrights
The Museum Folkwang owns the copyright for Errell (Richard Levy), Germaine Krull, Helmar Lerski, Walter Petershans and Otto Steinert. Questions should be sent to petra.steinhardt@museum-folkwang.essen.de
Study Room
The collection is accessible via a
photographer card catalogue and a slide collection of reproductions of
all the collection’s photographs. For research, information on
individual photographers, a thematic catalogue with general information
on photography, documentation on the department’s previous exhibitions
and a specialized library on photography are also available.
Contact
Head: Florian Ebner
Research Fellow: Petra Steinhardt
Administration: Christina Buschmann und Anne Küppers
T +49 201 8845 100
F +49 201 8845 123
photography@museum-folkwang.essen.de
