Metzgerbräu, München

1929

Not on view

Man was a pioneering German-born photojournalist who began his career in 1929 and established his reputation with a series of photographs of candid moments in the daily lives of important and powerful people, from Igor Stravinsky to Benito Mussolini. Forced to leave Nazi Germany in 1934, he emigrated to London and soon became chief photographer of Weekly Illustrated (1934-38), then Picture Post (1938-45), the two most famous British picture magazines of the era. This small study of weightlifters competing at the Metzgerbräu, a famous beer hall in Munich, is among the earliest known photographs by Man. Munich remains one of the centers of weightlifting and bodybuilding in Europe.

Artwork Details

Title: Metzgerbräu, München
Artist: Felix H. Man (British (born Germany), Freiburg 1893–1985 London)
Date: 1929
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 9.5 x 12.9 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Denise and Andrew Saul Gift, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.576
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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Metzgerbrau Bierkeller, Platzl, Munchen, Felix H. Man British, Gelatin silver print — Metzgerbrau Bierkeller, Platzl, Munchen
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