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Her rapid success and innovative use of one of the most advanced cameras of the age earned her the title 'Queen of the Leica'.</p> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="introblock__reveal-toggle js-introblock__reveal-toggle"> Read more <div class="introblock__reveal-icon"> <svg class="introblock__reveal-svg"><use xlink:href="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg#plus"></use></svg> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="introblock__reveal-toggle introblock__reveal--hidden js-introblock__reveal-toggle"> Read less <div class="introblock__reveal-icon"> <svg class="introblock__reveal-svg"><use xlink:href="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg#minus"></use></svg> </div> </a> <div class="introblock__reveal-content introblock__reveal--hidden js-introblock__reveal-content"> <div class="trix-content"> <p>Bing bequeathed a large body of her work to the V&A. This collection comprises over 50 photographs, mainly taken at the height of her career, including examples of her early work in Frankfurt, as well as some of her finest pieces from the 1930s. It includes both vintage prints and those made in the 1980s and 90s following a revival of interest in her work. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="introblock__content introblock__content--supporting"> <div class="b-icon-list b-icon-list--dark"> <ul class="b-icon-list__list"> <li class="b-icon-list__item b-icon-list__icon b-icon-list__icon--search" title="Search"> <div class="b-icon-list__content"> <p class="b-icon-list__item-text b-icon-list__item-text--accent"> <a class="u-link u-link--arrowed" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/bing-ilse/A13062/">Explore the Collections</a> </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="main__content"> <section class="objects"> <div class="objects__main b-block-grid"> <a id="objects" name="objects"></a> <div class="b-block-grid__header b-block-grid__header--black"> <h2 class="b-block-grid__title"> Collection highlights </h2> </div> <ul class="g-object-grid js-grid-reveal-more" data-reveal-more-theme="light" data-reveal-more-counter="15" data-icon-url="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg" data-reveal-more-tracking="objects"> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3044-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/57/28a15d17-91a7-472e-9d60-e046c0a934fc/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O120363"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/56/237b49a6-8964-447b-9fb5-b6143f789cac/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/57/7286771a-fc71-4f25-9dfb-33ff00a828fe/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/57/28a15d17-91a7-472e-9d60-e046c0a934fc/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/57/2b2e52d3-86b5-4803-9ff2-ebb8104838fc/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/57/6b2d8a6a-5c4c-4065-9b6e-c5b8f1e03130/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/57/c4c83b79-1e51-46ae-8acd-c24df2ce71f9/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/07/56/237b49a6-8964-447b-9fb5-b6143f789cac/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Flower Girl, gelatin silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1931, Paris, France </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3064-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level H","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/fa8884dd-54ac-41d3-a9dc-d626be7de654/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117847"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/8e10ee36-90f9-42ad-92a3-0d67db48e4c9/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/de7d3490-df1f-4959-bbea-6b474848d420/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/fa8884dd-54ac-41d3-a9dc-d626be7de654/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/b36aaa62-7b6d-4c50-ad03-500f0e45c9b1/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/ea928246-e3f8-4d22-946d-6e796b6e5b61/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/bd229361-b1a0-449f-bc28-27fe11f2c13b/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/04/09/8e10ee36-90f9-42ad-92a3-0d67db48e4c9/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Paris, Moulin Rouge, French can-can dancer # 2, gelatin-silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1931, Paris, France </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3035-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/55/6440d382-52bf-453a-9eda-ece0d8f3b171/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102201"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/55/0a6b0053-320f-46fb-a8d2-24ec8f72cc5a/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/55/3544ed6f-e61c-4690-894d-8d6840905b5c/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/55/6440d382-52bf-453a-9eda-ece0d8f3b171/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/56/a856a0be-dc81-4de8-b185-4b51266eb002/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/56/d7ddd4a7-bdc0-4d0f-a2dd-ff0eaf91d043/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/56/4a29c948-a950-4e2a-925a-163b8f411d8c/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/13/59/55/0a6b0053-320f-46fb-a8d2-24ec8f72cc5a/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Moving Railway, gelatin silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1929, Germany </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3023-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/31/13f6a3a6-0302-4beb-9c59-f60ba6b3edd1/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102203"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/30/bc6f35c5-2a56-4338-95fe-329ae5752466/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/31/63673b65-a1cd-4c9a-9909-110804239fbf/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/31/13f6a3a6-0302-4beb-9c59-f60ba6b3edd1/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/31/518340b6-ef66-4731-8644-56cfc2eef6d9/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/31/cb24cc5b-fb9b-4129-b0e4-3a1995cd3192/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/31/e9c6b2d4-c229-4856-b691-dea79572f990/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/01/30/bc6f35c5-2a56-4338-95fe-329ae5752466/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> People in a Cemetery, gelatin silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1932, Paris, France </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3051-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/ac9ef98c-7c9a-4fe9-8dc9-e9cab169834c/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117648"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/be6c8cca-0e86-4151-8be2-ccbb8aa0d76c/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/a20a5256-791f-4a3d-91d2-ccf7bc89b242/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/ac9ef98c-7c9a-4fe9-8dc9-e9cab169834c/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/9f71270b-6e29-4512-addf-d2b5e49ec89c/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/c6a3e2e8-27db-4acf-b1b0-eb9fdabcb9c3/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/5a12313e-03ca-4007-8095-87014c7329bc/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/00/44/be6c8cca-0e86-4151-8be2-ccbb8aa0d76c/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Au Vieux Paris, solarised gelatin silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1934, Paris, France </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3038-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/7aec33a9-cccd-4763-a839-bd0f7e0b8654/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101081"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/7274c16e-e592-4676-836d-060b7f1dbf13/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/10c834dd-8b10-455b-8b4d-ec349d25b856/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/7aec33a9-cccd-4763-a839-bd0f7e0b8654/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/c871820f-de7e-4c28-b8a7-4e0bb9772439/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/371f4fc0-5fc8-4c8f-b443-239575db2423/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/05/4f812660-3c4a-4d12-81c9-007b31bf30c2/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/06/04/7274c16e-e592-4676-836d-060b7f1dbf13/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Dead End I, Queensborough Bridge, New York, gelatin silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1936, New York, US </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3033-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/19b499eb-a062-434e-9c0b-5901c93427ad/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102197"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/1e15f33b-3226-4521-ab7e-40c18793215e/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/064165f4-b98c-44b1-8137-758fb26835df/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/19b499eb-a062-434e-9c0b-5901c93427ad/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/38494ab8-5d88-400c-9faf-8fb777ceba85/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/65600e40-d966-460c-83c8-7dbaca0714eb/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/2f32e33b-359b-4612-adb0-2c4b639bec34/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/10/24/1e15f33b-3226-4521-ab7e-40c18793215e/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Shoes for Harpers Bazaar, gelatin-silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1935, Paris, France </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3039-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/31/95894bb8-720d-4361-96ec-95caa31d6559/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102194"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/30/399a4394-eb9e-4820-b6a0-aea2e20939d0/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/31/3ccc98d5-94ef-45d5-bc9b-d18049f6fa4d/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/31/95894bb8-720d-4361-96ec-95caa31d6559/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/31/3406e4e0-f128-4d53-92c7-272e9c4df743/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/31/ec1ece77-c0f0-4879-9b36-aa7698f7f2a0/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/31/d164624e-939a-44d9-a58c-97fb7be00de7/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2018/08/30/14/09/30/399a4394-eb9e-4820-b6a0-aea2e20939d0/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Self-portrait, gelatin silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1945, New York, US </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":"E.3029-2004","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Michael Mattis ","onDisplay":true,"displayOverride":"","storageOverride":"","locationSite":"South Kensington","locationRoom":"Prints \u0026 Drawings Study Room, level F","visitUrl":""}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/b0bb2a93-2a18-46b7-b052-638a315067d7/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101084"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/0ad6102a-5d89-472a-91db-9900a0855260/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/064b74d4-ef76-43c8-822b-b08444e128ab/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/b0bb2a93-2a18-46b7-b052-638a315067d7/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/cc00b628-3f87-4e3f-be77-69d818484bf0/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/171ea5a4-2b82-41bb-915b-c8ef0878ca4b/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/9a65ac61-1c15-446d-b239-51adc9e2bdb1/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="photograph" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/11/11/05/31/0ad6102a-5d89-472a-91db-9900a0855260/Ise_bing_2006AE6206.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Daily News Building and Chrysler Building tops, gelatin-silver print, by Ilse Bing, 1936, New York, US </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> </ul> <div class="objects__footer qa-exhibition-objects-plan"> <a class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/bing-ilse/A13062/">Search collections</a> </div> </div> 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