Erich Hartmann (photographer)
Erich Hartmann (born July 29, 1922 in Munich , † February 4, 1999 in New York City ) was a photographer .
life and work
At the age of 16, Hartmann and his family fled to New York after being persecuted as Jews under National Socialism . There he worked in a textile factory and graduated from high school . He joined the US Army and was used in Belgium, France and Germany.
Hartmann began his training as a photographer in 1946. He first worked as an assistant and freelance photographer. In 1952 he was invited to the agency of freelance photojournalists Magnum Photos , where he worked successfully for decades. From 1967 he was a member of the board of Magnum Photos; 1985/86 he was president of the agency.
Hartmann worked as an independent photographer for renowned magazines such as Fortune , Life , Time , Newsweek , Die Zeit , Geo and Stern . He was best known as an industrial photographer, but also photographed well-known personalities such as Marilyn Monroe . Hartmann had lectureships in photography at several American and European universities.
In the winter of 1993/94 Hartmann undertook an eight-week trip to the former concentration camps of the Third Reich. The resulting documentation appeared under the title Stumme Zeugen (Originally In the Camps ).
In the late 1990s Hartmann was working on an autobiographical retrospective of his work. This was completed after his death with the help of his widow Ruth Hartmann and as an exhibition and book under the title Where I was. Personal photographs published.
items
- "Technology: Hidden Objects." In: Geo-Magazin. Hamburg 1980,2, pp. 54-67. "On his research trip through the interior of modern technical devices, geo-photographer Erich Hartmann discovered objects of astonishing beauty." ISSN 0342-8311
Exhibitions (selection)
- Our daily bread (1962)
- Mannequin Factory (1971) - New York, Paris
- Laser (1977) - New York, Amsterdam, Paris
- Train Journey (1982) - u. a. Paris and New York
- Macroworld (1983) - Paris, Hamburg, Tokyo, London
- Au clair de la terre ( Destination Earth ) - Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain
- In the Camps (1995-2000)
- Where I was (2000 in Salzburg and Passau) touring exhibition at Galerie Fotohof, curated by Kurt Kaindl and Brigitte Blüml
Individual evidence
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartmann, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1999 |
| Place of death | New York City |