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5 Fast Facts: Ruth Bernhard
Posted: September 1, 2020
Category: Ruth Bernhard
Impress your friends with five fast facts about photographer Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006).
A black-and-white photo that is taken through a rain-spotted screen. Past the screen, the out-of-focus outline of a tree is visible, with a narrow trunk and many wayward branches that expand into a large canopy.