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Biografie Philippe Halsman
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1906 |
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Born in Riga, Latvia
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1934 |
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Opened a portrait studio in Montparnasse, where he photographed André Gide, Marc Chagall, André Malraux, Le Corbusier and other writers and artists, using an innovative twin-lens reflex camera that he had designed himself
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1940 |
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Obtained a visa to enter the United States after the Nazi invasion of Paris through the intervention of his friend Albert Einstein
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1941 |
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Began a thirty-seven-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí
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1942 |
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His first major break comes when Life magazine commissioned him a shoot
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1945 |
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Elected the first president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers
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1951 |
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Joined Magnum Photos
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1956 |
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Became a contributing member of Magnum Photos
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1942 - 1972 |
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His portraits of celebrities, intellectuals and politicians appeared on the covers and pages of big picture magazines including Look, Esquire, Saturday Evening Post, Paris Match, and Life.
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1979 |
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Died in New York City on 25 June
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| Ausgewählte Ausstellungen |
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2009
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Musee de Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland
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2009
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Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2008 - 2009
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Unknown Halsman, Magnum Gallery, Paris, France
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2006
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Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munchen, Germany
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2005
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Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective, ArteF Fine Art Photography Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
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2004
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Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1998
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Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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1979
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Philippe Halsman: Retrospective, International Center for Photography, New York, NY
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| Literatur |
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1949 - 2006
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The Frenchman, Simon & Schuster, USA; Benedikt Taschen, UK
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1998
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Halsman Retrospective, Bulfinch Press, USA; Editions du Collectionneur, France
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1954 - 1994
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Dali’s Mustache, Simon & Schuster, USA
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1989
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Halsman at Work, Harry N. Abrams, USA
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1959 - 1986
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Jumpbook, Simon & Schuster, USA; Harry N. Abrams, USA
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1983
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Portraits, McCraw-Hill Book Company, USA
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1979
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Halsman, International Center of Photography, USA
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1972
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Sight & Insight, Doubleday & Company, USA
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1961
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Philippe Halsman on the Creation of Photographic Ideas, A.S. Barnes and Company, USA
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