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Paul Himmel  (American, 1914) 

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Paul Himmel, Nude on White Background 7

 

Paul Himmel
Nude on White Background 7
Galerie f5,6
Paul Himmel, Male Nude

 

Paul Himmel
Male Nude
Galerie f5,6
Paul Himmel, Bowery

 

Paul Himmel
Bowery
Galerie f5,6
Paul Himmel, 3rd Avenue EL

 

Paul Himmel
3rd Avenue EL
Galerie f5,6
Paul Himmel, Grand Central 1

 

Paul Himmel
Grand Central 1
1947
Galerie f5,6
Paul Himmel, Falling Snow, Boy in Window

 

Paul Himmel
Falling Snow, Boy in Window
circa 1949
Galerie f5,6
Paul Himmel, Ballet Sylvia "Pas de Deux"

 

Paul Himmel
Ballet Sylvia "Pas de Deux"
circa 1952
Galerie f5,6
  
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Paul Himmel, Nude on white background, 2

 

Paul Himmel
Nude on white background, 2, 1951
Sale Date: Feb 14, 2006
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Paul Himmel, Mary Jane and Ed Russell dining (Fashion study)

 

Paul Himmel
Mary Jane and Ed Russell dining (Fashion study), 1950-1959
Sale Date: Apr 5, 2012
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Paul Himmel, Grand Central Station, New York

 

Paul Himmel
Grand Central Station, New York, 1947
Sale Date: Apr 18, 2009
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1914   Born in New Haven, Connecticut. His parents were emigrants form Ukraine.
1922   the Himmel family move to Coney Island and open America’s first vegetarian restaurant.
1923   Paul meets Lillian Bassman for the first time
1931   Starts teaching himself photography
1932   Finishes his degree in Science and starts teaching
1935   Marries Lillian Bassman
1939   Undertakes trip to Mexico with Lillian. The resulting pictures are shown in the exhibition along the ‘Pan American Highway’
1945   Starts working as a professional photographer
1946   Starts studying at the New School under Brodovitch and enrols in graphic journalism
1947   Starts his first fashion shootings for Harper’s Bazaar under the patronage of Lillian Bassman and also works for Vogue. Soon he is one of the few photographers working for both magazines. All negatives of this time were destroyed.
1950   Disillusioned with the way photography is moving away from journalistic work to commercialism, Himmel works more and more on his own projects. His series on circus, boxers, and ballet start evolving
1956   Paul and Lillian move to their new studio an old carriage house where they still live today
1969   Paul Himmel gives up working as a photographer and starts a degree in psychotherapy. For more than twenty-five years he works as a psychotherapist
2003   Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York
2003   “Lillian Bassman and Paul Himmel – the artists couple”, Gallery f5.6, Munich Germany, their work is shown in dialogue for the first time ever
1996   New York Galleries Howard Greenberg and James Danziger show Paul Himmel’s work after more than 25 years and the shows become an instant success. A book on his work is also released.
1955   Edward Steichen curates the famous exhibition ‘the Family of man’. For MOMA, NY. Paul Himmel’s images are included
1954   His book ‘ballet in action’ is released with an extensive foreword by George Balanchine, choreographer of the New City Ballet.
1953   Exhibition of his dance images at the Asia House in New York


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