Public guided tour through the special exhibition “Frankfurt went West: Mickey Bohnacker: Photographs 1945-1965” in the dormitory of the Institute of City History
80 years after the end of the war, we are presenting the estate of the press and sensational photographer Mickey Bohnacker, whose pictures show numerous facets of the Americanization of Frankfurt at close range.
Bohnacker depicted the path that led from political uncertainty to democratic parliamentarism, from West Germany's isolation in Europe to its integration into a Western alliance, from a landscape of ruins to a modern metropolis, from hardship and poverty to prosperity for many. The photographs provide insights - both everyday and humorous - into politics, (re-)democratization, the development of the city, the economy, culture and transport in the first two decades after the Second World War and bring the fascination of the American way of life to life.
The photographs come from Bohnacker's photographic estate, which was handed over to the Institute in 2016/17 and catalogued by Tobias Picard. Bohnacker was already working for American army newspapers as a young man and accompanied General Dwight D. Eisenhower, among others.
The curators Tobias Picard and Dr. Michael Fleiter will guide you through the exhibition
80 years after the end of the war, we are presenting the estate of the press and sensational photographer Mickey Bohnacker, whose pictures show numerous facets of the Americanization of Frankfurt at close range.
Bohnacker depicted the path that led from political uncertainty to democratic parliamentarism, from West Germany's isolation in Europe to its integration into a Western alliance, from a landscape of ruins to a modern metropolis, from hardship and poverty to prosperity for many. The photographs provide insights - both everyday and humorous - into politics, (re-)democratization, the development of the city, the economy, culture and transport in the first two decades after the Second World War and bring the fascination of the American way of life to life.
The photographs come from Bohnacker's photographic estate, which was handed over to the Institute in 2016/17 and catalogued by Tobias Picard. Bohnacker was already working for American army newspapers as a young man and accompanied General Dwight D. Eisenhower, among others.
The curators Tobias Picard and Dr. Michael Fleiter will guide you through the exhibition
Dates
Saturday, the 30.08.2025
14:00 - 14:45 o'clock
Saturday, the 30.08.2025
17:00 - 17:45 o'clock
Sunday, the 31.08.2025
14:00 - 14:45 o'clock
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