eoeaa
Member
I stumbled upon this little bit from an interview from Ben Shahn.
He mentions this film Perritzbromena, which I can't find any reference to. Anyone knows anything about this?
eoeaa
p.s. this is my film post on this lovely forum, which I have followed with pleasure for a while.
"I didn't even use a light meter. I used my own judgement on it. So, that I missed a lot of things and then I also was very fond of the German film called Perritzbromena which is very, very fine grain and it was very slow. I remember spending the whole evening at some dance hall and not getting a single thing."
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-ben-shahn-12760
He mentions this film Perritzbromena, which I can't find any reference to. Anyone knows anything about this?
eoeaa
p.s. this is my film post on this lovely forum, which I have followed with pleasure for a while.
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
There was a film (or film company, not sure) called Perutz so I think the transcript you read has a spelling error.
Rob
Rob
Fotohuis
Well-known
Yes, Perutz was the (German) company in this matter. They made film and chemicals. Under Perutz W665 a long time till in the 70's the famous Windisch Ortho- Phenylene Diamine Ultra Fine Grain developer was available in a commercial way.
Steve M.
Veteran
What I know is that the guy was a printer and painter in the social-realistic manner (and a darned good one). He may have shot a little photography, but that was minimal compared to his art.
I mean, the man was using a very slow film in a dance hall (low light, moving subjects) w/ no meter??? Perhaps there's a reason he wasn't known as a photographer.
I mean, the man was using a very slow film in a dance hall (low light, moving subjects) w/ no meter??? Perhaps there's a reason he wasn't known as a photographer.
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Roger Hicks
Veteran
Perutz Peromnia, perhaps?
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
Freakscene
Obscure member
I have seen the archive of Ben Shahn's negatives and there are many on Perutz Peromina. The spelling mistakes are probably from transcriptional errors.
Marty
eoeaa
Member
Thanks for the responses. I'll have to look into the Pertuz Peromina.
Steve M., Ben Shahn is mostly known for his paintings, but was a wonderful photographer too. He did all of his work in the 30s and was one of the Farm Security Administration photographers (and one of Roy Stryker's most favored). He used a leica i, and often with a right angle viewfinder, to permit his candid style. Yale published a good book on his photography.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap01.html
http://johnedwinmason.typepad.com/j...10/03/shahn-leica-right-angle-viewfinder.html
Steve M., Ben Shahn is mostly known for his paintings, but was a wonderful photographer too. He did all of his work in the 30s and was one of the Farm Security Administration photographers (and one of Roy Stryker's most favored). He used a leica i, and often with a right angle viewfinder, to permit his candid style. Yale published a good book on his photography.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap01.html
http://johnedwinmason.typepad.com/j...10/03/shahn-leica-right-angle-viewfinder.html
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