Hilla Becher
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Hilla Becher (née Wobeser; 2 September 1934 – 10 October 2015) was a German conceptual photographer. Becher was well known for her industrial photographs, or typologies, with longtime collaborator and husband, Bernd Becher. Her career spanned more than 50 years and included photographs from the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Italy.[1]
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Born | Hilla Wobeser (1934-09-02)2 September 1934 Potsdam, Germany |
Died | 10 October 2015(2015-10-10) (aged 81) Düsseldorf, Germany |
Education | Vocational School |
Known for | Conceptual Photography |
Notable work | Framework Houses |
Movement | Typographic |
Spouse | Bernd Becher |
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Becher, alongside her husband, received the Erasmus Prize and the Hasselblad Award. The Bechers founded the Düsseldorf School of Photography[2] in the mid-1970s.
In 2015, she died from a stroke at age 81, in Düsseldorf.[3][4]