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Werner Bischof Biography
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1916 |
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Born in Zurich, Switzerland
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1932 - 1936 |
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Studied Photography with Hans Finsler, School for Arts and Crafts, Zurich, Switzerland
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1942 |
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Became a freelancer for Du magazine
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1943 |
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Du magazine published his first major photo essays
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1945 |
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Bischof received international recognition after the publication of his 1945 reportage on the devastation caused by the Second World War
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1949 |
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First photographer to join Magnum Photos with the founding members
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1951 |
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Worked for Life magazine
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006
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Der Bewegte Mensch - IG Halle, Rapperwil, Switzerland
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2006
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WernerBischofBilder - C/O Berlin, Germany
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2006
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WernerBischofBilder - Helmhaus Zürich, Switzerland
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2005 - 2006
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Retrospective: Werner Bischof – Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic
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2005
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Réflexions de Vie 1916-1954: Photographies de Werner Bischof - FNAC, Paris, France
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2005
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Werner Bischof Exhibition in Kaposvár, Hungary - Vaszary Képtár (Vaszary Gallery), Kaposvár, Hungary
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2004
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Werner Bischof 1916-1954 - Casal Solleric Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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2004
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Werner Bischof: A Retrospective 1932-1954 - Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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Werner Bischof Photographs 1932-1954 – Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
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2003
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Chiostri di San Domenico, Imola, Italy
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2002
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Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2001
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The Compassionate Lens-The Photographs of Werner Bischof 1945-1954 – Greenwich, CT
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2001
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Umjetnicka Galerija Bosne i Herzogovine, Sarajevo, Bosnia; Palazzo ex Monte die Pieta, San Daniele, Italy; Théâtre la Passerelle, Gap, France
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2000
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La Filature, Mulhouse, France
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1999
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National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; National Gallery of Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; City Museum, Skopje, Macedonia; National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria; Balabanov Museum, Piovdiv, Bulgaria; Alliance Français, Varpa, Bulgaria; Ilia Bechov Gallery, Pleven, Bulgaria; National Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; The Castle Good Hope Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa; French Cultural Center, Nairobi, Kenya
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1998 - 1999
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King George VI Gallery, Port Elisabeth, South Africa
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1998
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Musée Suisse de l’Appareil Photographique, Vevey, Switzerland; Durban Center for Photography, Durban, South Africa; Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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1996
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Casa de la Cultura Alcaldia Municipal, Sucre, Bolivia; Casa de la Cultura Casa Dorada, Tarija, Bolivia; Casa de la Cultura, Asuncion, Paraguay; National Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia; Museo National de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; City Gallery Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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1995
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Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand; James Wallace Charitable Trust Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand; McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand; Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand; Rotorua Bath House, Rotorua, New Zealand; Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Museo de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia; Centro Cultural Simon Patiño, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Casa de la Cultura Raul Otero Reich, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Centro Cultural de Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar, Chile; Universidad de Conception, Conception, Chile; Museo Arqueologico de la Serena, La Serena, Chile; Centro Municipalidad Miraflores, Lima, Peru; Escuela Superior de Formation Artistica, Lima, Peru; Banco Continental, Cuzco, Peru
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1994
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Historic Museum, Lahti, Finland; Kiek in de Kök, Tallinn, Estonia; Narva, Estonia; New South Wales Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia; High Court of Australia, Canberra, Australia; Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, Australia; Dowse Art Museum, Wellington, New Zealand; Banco Continental, Arequipa, Peru
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1993 - 1994
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Fotografie Museum, Helsinki, Finland
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1993
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Museo Franz Meyer, Mexico City, Mexico; Instituto Cultural Cabanas, Guadalajara, Mexico; Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Museum of Arts, Santa Barbara, California, USA; Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela; Festival of Arts, The Altamont School, Birmingham, AL
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1992 - 1993
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National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
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1992
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Museo de Arte Universidad National, Bogota, Colombia; Fotomuseum im Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich, Germany; Museum foor Fotografie, Antwerpen, Belgium; Kunst und Gewerbemuseum, Hamburg, Germany; Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellin, Colombia; Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Colombia; Galeria National de Arte Contemporano, San Jose, Costa Rica
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1991
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Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK; - Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba; Aoyama Bell Commons, Tokyo, Japan; Casa da Fotografia Fuji, Sao Paulo, Brasil; Palazzina della Promotrice delle BelleArti, Turin, Italy; Pacific Place, Hong Kong, China
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1990
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International Center of Photography, New York, New York, USA; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
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1988
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Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
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1987
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Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
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1986
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Kunsthaus, Zürich, Switzerland
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| Selected Public Collections |
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Museum of Decorative Art, Prague, Czech Republic
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Rose Art Museum, Amherst, MA
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Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, Switzerland
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Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
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Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
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| Literature |
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2006
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WernerBischofPictures, Steidl, Germany; (WernerBischofBilder), Benteli, Switzerland
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2006
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Der zugewandte Blick, Verlag Pestalozzianum, Switzerland
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2004
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Questions to My Father, Trolley, UK
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2001
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55: Werner Bischof, Phaidon, USA
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1997
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After the War, Smithsonian Books, USA
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1990
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Werner Bischof 1945-1950, T.A. Media, Switzerland
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1990
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Europa, Conzett & Huber, Switzerland
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1989
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Photofile, Thames & Hudson, UK
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1986
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Photo Poche, Centre National de la Photographie, France
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1976
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Werner Bischof: Photos and Drawings, Amphoto, USA
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1974
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Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Grossman Publishers, USA
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1966
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Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Paragraphic, USA
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1961
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Japan, Bantam Books, USA
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1959
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The World of Werner Bischof: A Photographer's Odyssey, Dutton, USA
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1957
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Unterwegs, Manesse, Switzerland
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1957
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Carnet de Route, Delpire, Switzerland
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1956
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Indiens Pas Morts (with Robert Frank and Pierre Verger), Delpire, France; (From Incas to Indios), Universe Books, USA
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1950
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Mother and Child, Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Switzerland
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1946
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Werner Bischof: 24 Photos, L.M. Kohler, Switzerland
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