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This photograph, taken in Naples in 1954, depicts a group of street musicians performing in what appears to be an urban setting. The scene is lively and intimate, featuring a woman in the foreground, possibly dancing or engaging with the musicians. The band includes a drummer with a large bass drum, a saxophonist, and a tambourine player. The street is paved, and the backdrop includes a textured wall with graffiti, conveying the rustic charm of post-war Naples. The image captures the vibrant cultural atmosphere of the time, highlighting the role of music as a form of community and joy in everyday life.
Keywords: Naples, 1954, street musicians, post-war Italy, urban life, saxophonist, drummer, tambourine, cultural history, vintage photography, music performance, Italian street culture.
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photographers, who used a Leica. His images today are displayed in several museums, for example in the Civil War Museum in Salamanca, Spain, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Industrial Museum in Oberhausen, Germany. Andres was a contributor for Edward Steichens Exhibition "The family of man" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1951.
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- Creator:Erich Andres (1905 - 1992, German)
- Creation Year:1954
- Dimensions:Height: 7.17 in (18.2 cm)Width: 4.65 in (11.8 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Cologne, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU132215656192
Erich Andres
Erich Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away in Hamburg 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photographers, who used a Leica. He was working with Leni Riefenstahl shooting the Olympic Games in 1936, war a freelance press photographer during the Spanish Civil War. After World War II he worked on reportage photography, for industrial companies and traveled and worked in the USA and Europe. In Hamburg he was known as the man with the leddars. His aim was to use them to get unusual perspectives. His images today are displayed in several museums, for example in the Civil War Museum in Salamanca, Spain, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Industrial Museum in Oberhausen, Germany. Andres was a contributor for Edward Steichens Exhibition "The family of man" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1951.
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