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Biography |
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1878 |
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Born in Munich where he attends primary and secondary schools and studies at the Beaux Arts |
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1900 |
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Moves to London, where he works at Deutsche Bank |
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1903 |
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Amateur photographer. Admitted to the Royal Photographic Society, becoming a member in 1907 |
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1908 |
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Wins bronze medal at the Birmingham Photographic Society |
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1909 |
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With Sir Benjamin Stone he represents Great Britain at the International Exhibition of Photography at Dresden. |
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1910 |
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First one-man show at the Royal Photographic Society where he presents 70 portraits |
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1907 - 1911 |
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He is associated with E.F. Griffin in the company Hoppé Ltd., where he does photographic portraiture. One of the founding photographers of the London Salons. Holds numerous exhibitions and influences art photography by his writings. Creates black and white drawings which appear frequently in the press |
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1914 |
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New art magazine Colour launched. Hoppé is art editor and contributes reviews, designs, and drawings |
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1916 |
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British edition of Vogue published for the first time; Hoppé contributes editorial and society photographs to early issues |
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1917 |
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One of the founding members of the Plough Theatre Club, London |
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1921 |
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Travels to New York to make topographic views of the city and portraits. Holds first major US exhibition at the Wannamaker Gallery, New York. Photographs George V and Queen Mary |
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1922 |
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Major one-man show of 221 exhibits at Goupil Gallery (catalogue introduction by John Galsworthy). International Theatre Exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum; Hoppé on organizing committee and contributes stage and costume designs |
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1923 |
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Visits Romania as guest of Queen Marie and Romanian Royal Family to collect material for his first travel book, In Gipsy Camp and Royal Palace |
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1924 |
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Travels to Italy; photographs Mussolini in Rome |
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1925 |
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Travels and photographs topography around Britain and Ireland for the "Orbis Terrarum" book series. Exhibition Photographic Masterpieces by E.O. Hoppé staged by Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo and Osaka |
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1926 |
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Travels across the North American continent photographing for Romantic America book. Visits Cuba, Jamaica, and the West Indies |
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1927 |
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Exhibition of "Rural England" photographs at Dover Gallery, London, to make publication of Picturesque Great Britain. Takes portrait sittings in Berlin and photographs for the UFA Studios; undertakes topographical and industrial photography for Deutsche Arbeit and Romantik der Kleinstadt |
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1929 - 1930 |
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Travels to India and Ceylon, continuing to Australia and New Zealand, and returning via Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaya. Exhibition 79 Camera Pictures held at David Jones' Department Store, Sydney |
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1933 - 1938 |
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Travels to Africa, Bavaria, Poland, and Czechoslovakia |
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1939 |
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Returns to London at outbreak of war. Directs Dorien Leigh Photographic Agency |
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1954 |
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Exhibition A Half Century of Photography shows at Foyles Art Gallery, London, and tours to Lenbachhaus, Munich. The British Council in India travels the exhibition through the Far East |
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1972 |
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Receives Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship. |
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Exhibitions |
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Customs House, Sydney, Australia |
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2007 |
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Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, USA |
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2006 |
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Michael Hoppen Gallery, New York, USA |
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2000 |
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Gallery 292, New York, USA |
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1982 |
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University School of the Arts, New York, USA |
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1979 |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, USA |
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1978 |
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Inpressions Gallery, York, USA |
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1978 |
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National Portrait Gallery, London, GB |
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1968 |
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Kodak Gallery, London, GB |
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Literature |
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2007 |
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E.O. Hoppé’s Australia, essays by Graham Howe and Erika Essau |
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2007 |
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E.O Hoppé’s Amerika: Modernist Photographs from the 1920s, essay by Philip Prodger |
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2006 |
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Hoppé’s London, essay by Mark Haworth-Booth |
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