Franz Schneider (photographer)

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Franz Schneider (born January 1, 1898 in Lucerne ; † October 22, 1974 there ) was a Swiss photographer . He was a pioneer in color photography and landscape photography .

biography

View of the city of Lucerne with Pilatus

After his training he worked in Emil Goetz's photo shop. From 1930 to 1965 he ran a photography shop on Weggisgasse in Lucerne . In 1948 he founded an art and map publisher in Lucerne. He was the teacher of Peter Ammon , a Swiss photographer who, like Theo Frey , did a great job documenting rural life in Switzerland.

Until 1965, when he retired from professional life to Treiso d'Alba in Piedmont , he worked for various newspapers and picture magazines from home and abroad (e.g. Camera), calendar manufacturers and large print shops. Franz Schneider shaped the image of Switzerland abroad with his landscapes and postcard views of Lucerne and Central Switzerland. He died on October 22, 1974.

Exhibitions

  • Photography in Switzerland - Today, Gewerbemuseum, Basel 1949

Publications

  • Lac de Lucerne, 1934, Orell Füssli, Zurich
  • The Art and Congress House in Lucerne, 1935, J. Hoffmann Verlag, Stuttgart
  • Guide to Lucerne - Guide to Lucerne, 1936, Räber, Luzern
  • City and State of Lucerne, 1938, Eugen Haag, Lucerne
  • Lucerne, Haupt Verlag, Bern 1947
  • Lucerne: A small city book, Official Transport Bureau, Lucerne 1956
  • "Das Heimatbuch", Interverlag AG, Zurich 1944
  • Photo 49 (special edition by Publicité et Arts Graphiques), Geneva 1949
  • The Book of Suns from Graubünden, Valais and Ticino, Association printing, Bern 1957

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personal data
SURNAME Schneider, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss photographer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 1974
Place of death Lucerne