At the same Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam where I saw Tinguely, is a magnificient overview of the photographic and filmic work of Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) in twenty five years. He was renowed as a street photographer and is recognized as the most important Dutch of the 20th century.
He was a unique figure and made many travels to big cities as Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong.
But his streetphotos of Amsterdam I like most.
This was in the fifties and sixties a common sight in Amsterdam. A motorist didn't use his brakes very well and drove his car into a canal. The fire brigade had to come to hoist it up. At a certain moment little fences were placed along the sides but even than some got over it. Now everyone wants the cars to ban out of the historic innercity. But that is an endless discussion here.
Have a look at the Museum website for more pictures and a video "here"
Linking to "Our World Tuesday"
Linking to "Our World Tuesday"
Uma excelente exposição.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenUm abraço e boa semana.
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Oh I would love to see this exhibit...it is one of my favorite types of photography. Great post!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThank you for introducing me to this fine artist!
BeantwoordenVerwijdereneen tentoonstelling die me de moeite meer dan waard lijkt Marianne...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenprettig dag
Zo´n foto expositie geeft ook meteen een blik in de geschiedenis.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLooks like a nice exhibition.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLovely exhibition. I quite like the last photo of the car being fished out of the river.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWonderful shots!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSounds like a wonderful exhibition. I would enjoy seeing it.
BeantwoordenVerwijderensounds like great photo exhibition.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHe had quite a vivid style!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenEvery once in awhile a car ends up in the canal here too.
Street photographers do us all a service with their photos. They leave us a history of life on the streets.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThere is a photograph exhibit here in the National Gallery of Art's East Building that has done something similar with mural-size images. I think the photographer's name is Barbara Kruger.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenOne artist can tell us so much about life.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI like the photo on the wall in your second shot.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAmazing photographic exhibition Marianne. I love the black and white street photography from that era, and to think they were taken using film.. much trickier than digital ☺
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