Carl Durheim
Carl Durheim (born November 23, 1810 in Bern ; † January 30, 1890 ibid) was a Swiss lithographer and one of the first professional photographers in Switzerland.
Life
Carl Durheim learned lithography in Paris 1827–1828. Apprenticeship as a photographer with Louis Lamouche. From 1835 to 1837 he ran his first lithography studio in Bern. 1845 first portraits ( daguerreotypes ), from 1848 also landscapes. In 1849 he traveled to Frankfurt am Main to learn "photography on paper". Durheim was instructed in the method of the collodion process by the court photographer Jacob Wothly in 1853 . In 1855 he received the second class medal at the Paris World Exhibition . Between 1846 and 2007 his works could be viewed at exhibitions. From 1853 to 1883 he ran his photo studio in Bern with one interruption from 1874 to 1882.
Works
Durheim photographed the Swiss Alps . From 1852 he created wanted photos of the homeless and non-settled people on behalf of the Swiss General Advocate .
literature
- Hugo Loetscher u. a .: Photography in Switzerland from 1840 to today . Niggli , Teufen 1974.
- With an enlarged eye. Bern artists and photography (cat.), Benteli, Bern 1986.
- Sideways glances. Switzerland 1848 to 1998 - a photochronic . Offizin, Zurich 1998.
- Martin Gasser: Against denial and misrepresentation - Carl Durheim's wanted photos of homeless people 1852/53 . Offizin Verlag, Zurich, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 1998. ISBN 3-907495-86-1
- Carl Durheim. How photography came to Bern . Passe-partout. Publication series of the Burgerbibliothek Bern. Bern 2016, ISBN 978-3-7272-7889-1
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Durheim in the catalog of the German National Library
- René Perret: Durheim, Carl (Charles). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Carl Durheim in the Photography Lexicon of the Swiss Photo Foundation
- Portrait with detailed bibliography in the online lexicon fotoCH
- Holdings on Carl Durheim in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Individual evidence
- ↑ municipal archives Oftringen: Jakob Wothly , S. 1/177. Frdl. Ausk. V. Mrs. Vreni Hofer and Ruedi Schlosser.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Durheim, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss lithographer and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1890 |
| Place of death | Bern |