Werner Bischof  (Swiss, 1916-1954) 

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Werner Bischof Biography
1916   Born in Zurich, Switzerland
1932 - 1936   Studied Photography with Hans Finsler, School for Arts and Crafts, Zurich, Switzerland
1942   Became a freelancer for Du magazine
1943   Du magazine published his first major photo essays
1945   Bischof received international recognition after the publication of his 1945 reportage on the devastation caused by the Second World War
1949   First photographer to join Magnum Photos with the founding members
1951   Worked for Life magazine
1954   Died in Peru
Selected Exhibitions
2006   Der Bewegte Mensch - IG Halle, Rapperwil, Switzerland
2006   WernerBischofBilder - C/O Berlin, Germany
2006   WernerBischofBilder - Helmhaus Zürich, Switzerland
2005 - 2006   Retrospective: Werner Bischof – Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic
2005   Réflexions de Vie 1916-1954: Photographies de Werner Bischof - FNAC, Paris, France
2005   Werner Bischof Exhibition in Kaposvár, Hungary - Vaszary Képtár (Vaszary Gallery), Kaposvár, Hungary
2004   Werner Bischof 1916-1954 - Casal Solleric Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2004   Werner Bischof: A Retrospective 1932-1954 - Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2004   Werner Bischof Photographs 1932-1954 – Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2003   Chiostri di San Domenico, Imola, Italy
2002   Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001   The Compassionate Lens-The Photographs of Werner Bischof 1945-1954 – Greenwich, CT
2001   Umjetnicka Galerija Bosne i Herzogovine, Sarajevo, Bosnia; Palazzo ex Monte die Pieta, San Daniele, Italy; Théâtre la Passerelle, Gap, France
2000   La Filature, Mulhouse, France
1999   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
1998 - 1999   King George VI Gallery, Port Elisabeth, South Africa
1998   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
1996   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
1995   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
1994   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
1993 - 1994   Fotografie Museum, Helsinki, Finland
1993   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
1992 - 1993   National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
1992   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
1991   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
1990   International Center of Photography, New York, New York, USA; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
1988   Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
1987   Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
1986   Kunsthaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Selected Public Collections
  International Center of Photography, New York, NY
  Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  Museum of Decorative Art, Prague, Czech Republic
  Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
  Rose Art Museum, Amherst, MA
  Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, Switzerland
  Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
  Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
  Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
Literature
2006   WernerBischofPictures, Steidl, Germany; (WernerBischofBilder), Benteli, Switzerland
2006   Der zugewandte Blick, Verlag Pestalozzianum, Switzerland
2004   Questions to My Father, Trolley, UK
2001   55: Werner Bischof, Phaidon, USA
1997   After the War, Smithsonian Books, USA
1990   Werner Bischof 1945-1950, T.A. Media, Switzerland
1990   Europa, Conzett & Huber, Switzerland
1989   Photofile, Thames & Hudson, UK
1986   Photo Poche, Centre National de la Photographie, France
1976   Werner Bischof: Photos and Drawings, Amphoto, USA
1974   Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Grossman Publishers, USA
1966   Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Paragraphic, USA
1961   Japan, Bantam Books, USA
1959   The World of Werner Bischof: A Photographer's Odyssey, Dutton, USA
1957   Unterwegs, Manesse, Switzerland
1957   Carnet de Route, Delpire, Switzerland
1956   Indiens Pas Morts (with Robert Frank and Pierre Verger), Delpire, France; (From Incas to Indios), Universe Books, USA
1950   Mother and Child, Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Switzerland
1946   Werner Bischof: 24 Photos, L.M. Kohler, Switzerland