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1892
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Born Miklós Mandel on February 15, in Szeged, Hungary
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1904 - 1908
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Studied fundamentals of photography, photoengraving, and lithography at Budapest Graphic Arts School.
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1909
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Studies color separation in Munich for one year.
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1910 - 1913
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Studies photochemistry, color photoengraving and color filter making at National Technical School in Berlin,Germany.
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1913
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Immigrated to New York City.
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1920
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Opened a portrait studio at his home in Greenwich Village.
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1921
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Received a commission from Harper's Bazaar to do a portrait of the Broadway actress Florence Reed.
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1931
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Began affair with Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo.
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1938
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Made a portrait of Frida Kahlo, while she was attending her exhibit at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York which became his best known and loved portrait.
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1941
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Affair with Frida Kahlo ended, but the two remained good friends until Muray's death.
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The American Century, Photographs and Visions, Part I: 1900-1935, James Danziger Gallery, New York. The show traveled to Stephen Daiter Photography Gallery, Chicago. |
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1979 |
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Fleeting Gestures: Dance Photographs, International Center for Photography, New York |
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1979 |
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AMERIKA FOTOGRAFI 1920-1940, Kunsthaus, Zurich |
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1978 |
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NICKOLAS MURAY, Prakapas Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1974 |
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NICKOLAS MURAY, Retrospective, International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York. Traveled to The Photographers’ Gallery, London; and Venice, 79 (solo) |
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1965 |
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‘Vanities Fair,’The Coffee House Club, New York (solo) |
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1965 |
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The Twenties Revisited, Gallery of Modern Art, New York (solo) |
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1964 |
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New York Coliseum’s International Photography Fair, New York (solo) |
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1960 |
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Nickolas Muray: Peoples of The World, Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago (solo) |
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1943 |
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The Color Group of the Royal Photographic Society, Group Show, London |
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1938 |
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Colour Prints by Nickolas Muray, Royal Photographic Society, London (solo) |
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1925 |
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British Westminster Photographic Exhibition, Group Show, London |
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1925 |
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Primo Salon Italiano D’Arte Fotografica Internazionale, Group Show, Torino |
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1922 |
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London Royal Philharmonic Society Show, Group Show, London |
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Links to further information |
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