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Thilo von Watzdorf and his Parents, Clapham Common, London
Creator
Gerald IncandelaAmerican Photographer · 1952–present
All works by this person →Born in Tunisia, Gerald Incandela studied in Tunis and Paris. He moved to Paris in 1969, where he received a philosophy degree and studied art history. He traveled extensively throughout Europe and made Super-8 camera movies in Berlin. While in London in 1974, he took up photography and learned to print by making copy prints of drawings for a London art dealer to offset his darkroom expenses. He a
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- 1976
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
> This image is a composite portrait of Thilo von Watzdorf; his mother, Simone; and his stepfather, Prince Aschwin von Lippe-Biesterfeld. It also includes in the mirror's reflection, a self-portrait of Gerald Incandela making the photograph. Joined together to create a continuous frame, the illusion of perfect seamlessness is broken by the visible edges of each print. The dual images of the mother and her reflection, seen from behind gesturing toward the camera, adds a cubist dimension of simultaneity, of seeing the scene from multiple angles in a single frame. The stepfather, visible through an open door reading the newspaper in an adjoining room, also suggests an alternate vantage point. > > Adapted from getty.edu, Interpretive Content Department, 2008.
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