Evelyn Hofer
, German, 1922-2009
Title
Portrait of Frank O'Connor, 1966Date2019
MediumModern gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Sheet: 50.8 x 40.4 cm
Image: 37.6 x 29.4 cm
Credit LinePresented, Estate of Evelyn Hofer, 2019
Object numberNGI.2019.232
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 3 dye-transfer prints; 4 silver gelatin prints and 3 digital prints of Dublin and Irish literary figures in the NGI collection.Hofer made this portrait of Frank O’Connor (1903-1966) in Dublin in 1966. O'Connor was an Irish writer of over 150 works, best known for his short stories and memoirs.
Inscriptionon verso (in pencil): Frank O'Connor
ProvenancePresented, Estate of Evelyn Hofer, through Galerie m, Bochum, Germany, 2019