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Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur
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Established1992
LocationCologne, Germany
CollectionsAugust Sander photo archive
OwnerSK Stiftung Kultur
Websitemuseenkoeln.de/portal/Die-Photographische-Sammlung

Die Photographische Sammlung is the photography museum of the SK Stiftung Kultur [de], the cultural foundation of the Sparkasse KölnBonn [de] bank in Cologne, Germany. The full name is usually stylized Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur. The collection includes an archive of the photographs of August Sander.[1]

History

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The museum was founded in 1992 after the SK Stiftung Kultur bought the archive of the photographs of August Sander.[2] from Gerd Sander, August Sander's grandson.[3]

On February 10, 2022, claiming fair use, August's great-grandson Julian Sander released the entire archive online as almost free (other than a small admin fee) non fungible tokens (NFT) made available via the OpenSea NFT marketplace. SK Stiftung Kultur issued a copyright infringement notice to OpenSea, stating that it held the copyright of the archive until 2032.[3]

Activities

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An archivist viewing one of the archive's glass negatives on a light table

The museum sometimes lends the photographs from the original archive for exhibits about Sander, his work and that of his contemporaries.[4][5] The museum was one of the organizers of the Bernd & Hila Becher show at the Met Museum in 2022.[6]

The collection includes over 30,000 photographs from around the world.[7] In 2021, the museum published From Becher to Blume:Photographs from the Garnatz Collection and Die Photographische Sammlung-SK Stiftung Kultur, in Dialogue.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Freddy Langer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (online), Frankfurt: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH. May 15, 2022 (in German)
  2. ^ "museenkoeln.de | Die Photographische Sammlung". museenkoeln.de.
  3. ^ a b SEYMOUR, T. Major court battle looms over August Sander NFT launch. Art Newspaper, [s. l.], v. 31, n. 345, p. 12, 2022. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=156773093&site=eds-live&scope=site . Acesso em: 16 dez. 2022.
  4. ^ "August Sander, man of the moment". 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. ^ "What Bernd and Hilla Becher Saw in the Remnants of Industry". 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  6. ^ "Bernd & Hilla Becher". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ^ KölnBonn, Stiftung Kultur der Sparkasse (2018-11-28). "Die Photographische Sammlung". www.sk-kultur.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  8. ^ Schubert, Claudia (2021-02-03). From Becher to Blume: Photographs from the Garnatz Collection and Die Photographische Sammlung-SK Stiftung Kultur, in Dialogue. Snoeck. ISBN 978-3-86442-323-9.

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