Anya Teixeira
Anya Teixeira (* 1913 ; † 1992 in London ) was a British photographer and photojournalist of Ukrainian origin.
biography
With the help of their uncle Morris Gest, who lived in New York, Teixeira's family fled to Berlin during the Russian February Revolution in 1917 , where they lived from 1924. The family fled Germany again from the National Socialists and reached England in April 1939. Although refugees were basically only allowed to work as domestic helpers or factory workers, she managed to obtain a work permit for office work; she worked several roles as a secretary until she retired in 1975. With her earnings she also supported the impoverished Maria Vorobjowa in her artistic work.
Teixeira's interest in photography developed from a hobby to a vocation by 1960. In the early 1960s she co-founded the London Creative Photo Group , which was recognized in the book A Concise History of Photography (London: Thames & Hudson, 1965) by the photo historians Helmut and Alison Gernsheim .
Exhibitions
- Photo work , Congress Centrum Hamburg
- On Stage , Camden Arts Center , London
- Dancing in the Streets , Camden Arts Center, London
- World Press Photo, The Hague
- Photokina (awarded the Crystal Obelisk), Cologne
- Art for Society , Whitechapel Art Gallery , London
- Midland Art Center, Birmingham
- The Midland Group, Nottingham
- British Council Traveling Exhibition ( India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka )
- British Council Theater Exhibition, Lisbon
- British Council Fringe Theater Exhibition, Venezuela
- Women's Images of Men , ICA , London
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Translation of the article Anya Teixeira in the English language Wikipedia in the version of October 5, 2008, 19:19 , based on the sources given there.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teixeira, Anya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British photographer and photojournalist of Ukrainian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ukraine , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1992 |
| Place of death | London , England , UK |