Good Friday Magic (Karfreitagszauber)
1929 · Gelatin silver print
Image: 21.5 × 33.7 cm (8 1/2 × 13 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.3 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Walter Peterhans
?–1960
WA-00018607
PhotographyPhotographyBauhaus
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3
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8
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6
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- BiographyWikidata· 70%
- Birth yearWikidata· 70%
- Death yearWikidata· 70%
- NationalityWikidata· 70%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
- Profile imageWikidata· 70%
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional40%
About
Why this artist matters now
Walter Peterhans was a German photographer best known as a teacher and course leader of photography at the Bauhaus from 1929 until 1933, and at the Reimann School in Berlin under Hugo Häring.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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3 published of 7 catalogued · 6 with image
- Art Institute Chicago3 published3 img
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