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Thomas Hoepker (1936 – 2024)
Elfie »Toxi« Fiegert and her groom Christopher Ikpeamana Nwako, Germany, Munich, English Garden, 1969
To the Stern report »Einen Deutschen hätte ich nie geheiratet« (I would never have married a German)
Item number 034-03397
Hoepker photographed the actress Elfie Fiegert with her spouse for the reportage »I would never have married a German« (published in the magazine »stern«, no. 34, Hamburg 1969, pp. 16-19). Fiegert was a so-called occupation child of the post-war period, who was exposed to particular social pressure due to her outward identifiability and the lingering effects of Nazi racial ideology. Her father - a black GI and student - was »unexpectedly« sent to Korea, as was usual in such cases. Her mother, a doctor from Freising who later emigrated to the USA, placed the child in the care of a children's home. She was eventually adopted by the Fiegert couple, originally from Silesia.
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Vintage Gelatin silver print on single weight baryta
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Image dimensions 19,3 x 28,5 cm (19,3 x 28,5 inch)
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Mounting, Framing Archival cardboard mat 30 x 40 cm
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Condition
Semi-matt paper, slight signs of wear, in good condition -
Annotations
Photographer's name stamp and copyright stamp of the magazine »Stern« with handwritten entry of the issue »34/69«, story number stamp »000158« and annotated »Nwako Ikpeamana Christopher« on the reverse -
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