Poster

Charles Sheeler – American Modernist

Article 11000473
CHF 25.00
incl. 8.1% VAT
Availability: In stock
Available in the museum shop on-site
  • 3-6 business days
  • Shipping within Switzerland from CHF 5.- (see checkout)
  • International shipping On request
  • 30 days return policy

Product description

At the beginning of the 20th century, unrestricted urbanization, indiscriminate acceptance of the machine and skyscraper architecture exposed an unusual world of pictures in photography, a world that soon became a symbol of modernism. As one of America's leading industrial and architectural photographers, the painter, film-maker and photographer Charles Sheeler (1883–1965) plays a central part in this context. His photography may be regarded as a symbol of modernism and progress, nourished by the poetry of the metropolis and urban life. From 1923 on, Charles Sheeler turned his back on the strict aesthetics of his contemporaries Paul Strand and Edward Steichen and concentrated primarily on his commercial commissions for large American enterprises during the 1920s and 30s: Kodak, US Steel Co, Pittsburgh, Fortune, General Motors, Ford Companies and others. The best-known series, made in 1927 by order of the Ford Companies, documented the River Rouge Plant factories in Detroit, Michigan. In it, Sheeler interpreted the factories as a kind of social substitute for religious expression.

Details

Dimensions: 90.5 x 128 cm

Payment methods

Pay with:

Payment Methods

For orders over CHF 300.– you can send the order by email to shop@fotomuseum.ch and you will then receive an invoice.

Return policy

The product return period is 30 days from the date the product was received. Excluded from this are memberships, vouchers and e-tickets, which cannot be returned.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer returns in the following cases:
– For damaged items, unless they have already been received damaged.
– If accessories are missing.
– If the return period has passed.

Provided the product can be returned, the full price will be refunded.

Postage costs for returning items are generally paid by the sender. After individual examination, the return costs may be borne by the Fotomuseum Winterthur.

You will find full information on the right of return in the Terms and Conditions.

You may also like