Evelyn Hofer, German, 1922 - 2009
Title: Mountjoy Square, Dublin, 1966
Date: 1977
Medium: Dye transfer print
Dimensions:
Image: 26 x 34 cm
Sheet: 35 x 43 cm
Credit Line: Purchased, 2019
Object Number: NGI.2019.184
DescriptionGerman-American documentary and portrait photographer, Evelyn Hofer spent her early years studying photography, eventually landing a role working for Alexey Brodovitch of Harper's Bazaar when she moved to New York in 1946. Hofer used a four-by-five-inch view camera to make orderly and well-constructed portraits and scenic photographs. Hofer visited Dublin in 1966 to capture scenes of everyday life, which informed her book Dublin: A Portrait (1967) made in collaboration with author V.S. Pritchett. In colour and black and white, her work depicts Ireland at the tipping point between an older, more conservative culture and the emerging modern world. Hofer is represented by 7 photographs of Dublin in the NGI collection.
Hofer enjoyed capturing features of Dublin when they were at their most quiet or abandoned. Here, she photographs Mountjoy Square, situated the north side of the city, brushed with snow on a sunny morning. This square is one of five Georgian parks in Dublin.
Hofer enjoyed capturing features of Dublin when they were at their most quiet or abandoned. Here, she photographs Mountjoy Square, situated the north side of the city, brushed with snow on a sunny morning. This square is one of five Georgian parks in Dublin.
ProvenancePurchased, Estate of Evelyn Hofer, through Galerie m, Bochum, Germany, 2019