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Ruth Bernhard
German
Photographer
Born:
Oct 14
,
1905
Died:
Dec 18
,
2006
Always
Anything
Been
Life
Me
Never
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My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify, and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity.
Ruth Bernhard
Light
Clarity
Magic
Shadow
Give
Through
Simplify
Emphasis
Greatest
Isolate
Quest
Form
I had a natural feeling for sculpture, and the nudes are my sculpture.
Ruth Bernhard
Natural
Feeling
Had
Sculpture
If I have chosen the female form in particular, it is because beauty has been debased and exploited in our sensual 20th century.
Ruth Bernhard
Beauty
Our
Has-Been
Particular
Because
Female
Been
Form
Sensual
Century
Exploited
Chosen
To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission.
Ruth Bernhard
Woman
Has-Been
Mission
Reverence
Been
Timeless
Endorse
Elevate
Image
Raise
I have no regrets about my work. To be a photographer was a gift of the gods. I can't imagine anything that would have been better.
Ruth Bernhard
Work
Gift
Better
Photographer
Would
About
No Regrets
Been
Gods
Anything
Regrets
Imagine
To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal.
Ruth Bernhard
Indicate
Spirit
Proportion
Ideal
Mass
Reveal
Goal
Dominating
Sculptural
I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me.
Ruth Bernhard
Life
Me
Everything
Way
Give
Give Me
More
More Or Less
Pursue
Pursued
Allowed
Supposed
Sort
Did
Just
Happen
Anything
Happened
Less
Presents
When I was young, anywhere I would go in Germany, I would see my father's posters. Everyone knew about him. And he had many friends who were artists who were also quite famous. So, for me, it seemed very natural to be an artist and be known.
Ruth Bernhard
Me
Natural
Father
Young
Everyone
Would
See
Posters
About
Seemed
Had
He
Knew
Also
Him
Known
Go
Were
Friends
Very
Germany
Artist
Quite
Artists
Famous
Anywhere
Who
Many
I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them.
Ruth Bernhard
Time
Else
Spent
More
Printer
Printing
Prints
Were
Very
Than
Anything
Anything Else
Them
Used
Film
Appreciated
Careful
Everything I do is a metaphor of the universal order.
Ruth Bernhard
Everything
Metaphor
Order
Universal
I feel that is more important than my work, the influence I have on my students.
Ruth Bernhard
Work
Important
More
Students
Feel
Than
Influence
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