In Focus: Florence Henri (1893–1982)

Description

Florence Henri was a true globetrotter of the modern era. Born in New York in 1893, she lived with her family in Paris, Munich, Vienna, and finally on the Isle of Wight in England. As a teenager, she stayed with her aunt in Rome, where she studied piano at the music conservatory. During a stay in Berlin in the 1910s, she became acquainted with the avant-garde art scene and began studying painting. She later continued her studies at the Académie Moderne in Paris. In April 1927, she visited the Bauhaus in Dessau, where Lucia Moholy-Nagy encouraged her to take up photography. In early 1928, she gave up painting entirely and devoted herself to experimental photography in the years that followed. Curators: Roberto Lacarbonara and Giovanni Battista Martini Focus. Florence Henri (1893–1982) is part of the permanent exhibition “Kosmos Klee. The Collection”
The permanent exhibition “Kosmos Klee.” The Collection offers visitors a chronological overview of Klee’s artistic oeuvre and presents around seventy works, as well as biographical material and archival documents, which are rotated regularly. A separate room is dedicated to smaller themed exhibitions related to Paul Klee and his work.

Highlights

• Exhibition dedicated to Florence Henri's photography
• Part of the permanent collection 'Kosmos Klee'
• Curated by Roberto Lacarbonara and Giovanni Battista Martini

General Information

The exhibition 'In Focus: Florence Henri (1893–1982)' showcases the innovative photography of Florence Henri, a key figure in the avant-garde art scene. Located at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, it is part of the permanent exhibition 'Kosmos Klee,' which features a rotating selection of works and thematic displays.

Location

Monument im Fruchtland 3, 3006 Bern, Switzerland

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