Ingeborg Gerdes
German-American photographer (1938–2020)
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Ingeborg Gerdes (1938 – 20 June 2020) was a German-American photographer.
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| Born | 1938 |
| Died | June 20, 2020 (aged 81–82) Emeryville, California |
| Known for | photography |
Early life and education
Born in Merseburg, Germany in 1938,[1] she earned a degree in economics from Heidelberg University in 1968.[2] She received an MFA degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1970.[2]
Career
Gerdes began taking photos in the mid 1960s when she had come to the United States with her husband Hartmut Gerdes.[2] She is said to have arrived in San Francisco after a road trip with a bag full of exposed film.[2] Installed in San Francisco, she began to photograph the neighborhoods of Russian Hill and Golden Gate Fields.[2] Within five years of her 1970 graduation from the San Francisco Art Institute, Gerdes was part of the exhibition “Women Photographers: A Historical Survey” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[2]
Gerdes died on June 20, 2020, in Emeryville, California.[2] She is buried in Berlin, Germany.