- Artist/Maker:
- Candida Höfer
- Bio:
- German, b. 1944
- Title:
- Beth Sholom Synagogue Philadelphia I
- Date:
- 2007
- Medium:
- Chromogenic color print
- Dimensions:
- 72 1/2 × 97 in. (184.2 × 246.4 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Lore Ross Bequest and Photography Acquisitions Committee Fund
- Accession Number:
- 2010-47
Not On View
Candida Höfer’s photographs investigate architectural interiors and public spaces, usually devoid of people. The spaces in her images are not empty, but filled with light, patterns, forms, and subtle traces of human presence. Beth Sholom Synagogue in suburban Philadelphia was designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1959, the last project he completed before his death. It is one of four synagogues in the United States designated a National Historic Landmark. In Höfer’s sweeping view of the interior, the intense light and endless rows of seats emphasize the building’s function as a communal space for contemplation and prayer.
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