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Frank Hofmann's 'Studio arrangement', around 1944

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Frank Hofmann's 'Studio arrangement', around 1944

Czechoslovak immigrant Frank Hofmann, who settled in New Zealand in 1940, helped introduce modernist ideas and practices to local photography. In this image from the mid-1940s, different elements are juxtaposed to create a study of form and light. 

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: O.033218

by Frank Hofmann

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Peter Ireland, Photography – Photography expands, 1880s to 1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43222/frank-hofmanns-studio-arrangement-around-1944 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Ireland, published 4 November 2013.