Audio Descriptions: Evelyn Hofer

Audio descriptions of five photographs in the exhibition Evelyn Hofer.

Colour photograph of a small child, straddling the frame of an adult-sized bicycle, who has stopped on a street and turned to look at the photographer.

Audio Descriptions: Evelyn Hofer

Audio descriptions of five photographs in the exhibition Evelyn Hofer.

Evelyn Hofer at The Photographers' Gallery is the first UK solo exhibition of the German-American photographer Evelyn Hofer (1922-2009). On display are Hofer’s characteristically considered, large-format portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes and domestic interiors, many of which demonstrate her preference for the complex colour dye transfer process.

These audio descriptions have been produced by Eleanor Margolies.

Biography:

Eleanor Margolies is a writer and audio describer. She has a background in puppetry and theatre design, with interests in ecology and the role of the senses in performance. She audio describes in museum, theatre and dance contexts.

Below: Evelyn Hofer, Harlem Church, New York, 1964 © Estate of Evelyn Hofer Courtesy Galerie m, Bochum, Germany

A colour photograph of three women in their Sunday best standing outside of a Pentecostal church.

Transcript of Audio Description of Harlem Church, New York, 1964

Below: Evelyn Hofer, Springtime, Washington, 1965 © Estate of Evelyn Hofer Courtesy Galerie m, Bochum, Germany

A colour photograph of a police officer sitting on a cream coloured motorbike on a lawn in front of a pink-blossomed fruit tree.

Transcript of Audio Description for Springtime, Washington, 1965

Below: Evelyn Hofer, Waitress, Garrick Club, London, 1962 © Estate of Evelyn Hofer Courtesy Galerie m, Bochum, Germany

Black & white photograph of an older woman wearing a white apron standing by a window holding the back of a dining chair at set table.

Transcript of Audio Description for Waitress, Garrick Club, London 1962

Below: Evelyn Hofer, Prison Cell at Parkhurst, 1974 © Estate of Evelyn Hofer Courtesy Galerie m, Bochum, Germany

Black & white

Transcript of Audio Description for Prison Cell, Parkhurst, 1974

Below: Evelyn Hofer, Girl with Bicycle, Dublin, 1966 © Estate of Evelyn Hofer Courtesy Galerie m, Bochum, Germany

Colour photograph of a small child, straddling the frame of an adult-sized bicycle, who has stopped on a street and turned to look at the photographer.

Transcript of audio description of Girl with Bicycle, Dublin, 1966

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