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Elliott Erwitt

(American/French, born 1928)

felix, gladys and rover. new york. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Felix, Gladys and Rover. New York. USA., 1974

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usa. new york. american actress marilyn monroe. 1956. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York. American actress Marilyn MONROE. 1956.

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usa. california. 1955. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. California. 1955., 1955

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france. provence. 1955. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

FRANCE. Provence. 1955., 1955

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usa. new york city. 2000. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York City. 2000., 2000

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usa. wyoming. 1954. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. Wyoming. 1954., 1954

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usa. new york. 1955. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York. 1955., 1955

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france. paris. 1989. eiffel tower 100th anniversary. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

FRANCE. Paris. 1989. Eiffel tower 100th anniversary., 1989

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usa. new york city. 1946. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York City. 1946., 1946

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spain. valencia. 1952. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

SPAIN. Valencia. 1952.

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cuba. havana. 1964. che guevara. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

CUBA. Havana. 1964. Che GUEVARA., 1964

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usa. new york. us actress marilyn monroe. 1956. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York. US actress Marilyn MONROE. 1956., 1956

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france. centre region. loiret department. town of orleans. 1955. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

FRANCE. Centre region. Loiret department. Town of Orleans. 1955., 1955

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usa. arlington, virginia. november 25th, 1963. jacqueline kennedy at john f. kennedy's funeral. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. Arlington, Virginia. November 25th, 1963. Jacqueline KENNEDY at John F. Kennedy's Funeral., 1963

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usa. new york. 1999. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York. 1999., 1999

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england. brighton. 1966. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

ENGLAND. Brighton. 1966., 1966

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usa. new york. 1954. marilyn monroe during the filming of "the seven year itch". by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York. 1954. Marilyn MONROE during the filming of "The Seven Year Itch"., 1954

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usa. new york city. january 1956. the engagement party of grace kelly and prince rainier of monaco at the waldorf-astoria hotel. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. New York City. January 1956. The engagement party of Grace KELLY and Prince RAINIER of Monaco at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel., 1956

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usa. fort dix, new jersey. 1951. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

USA. Fort Dix, New Jersey. 1951., 1951

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nikita khrushchev and richard nixon. moscow, russia. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon. Moscow, Russia., 1959

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north carolina, usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

North Carolina, USA., 1950

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pennsylvania. pittsburgh. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. USA., 1950

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outside presbyterian church on sixth avenue. pittsburgh, pennsylvania. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Outside Presbyterian Church on Sixth Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA. , 1950

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pennsylvania. pittsburgh. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. USA., 1951

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pennsylvania. pittsburgh. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh. USA., 1950

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gateway center demolition area. pittsburgh, pennsylvania. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Gateway Center demolition area. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA. , 1950

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duquesne incline. pittsburgh, pennsylvania. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Duquesne Incline. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA., 1950

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pittsburgh, pennsylvania. usa. by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USA. , 1950

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louvre museum, paris, france by elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt

Louvre Museum, Paris, France, 1991

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Biography

Timeline

1928
Born in Paris to Russian parents, Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan, Italy
1939
Emigrated to the US, via France, with his family
1942 - 1944
Photography, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
1948 - 1950
Film, New School for Social Research, New York, NY
1948
Moved to New York, NY
1953
Worked as a freelance photographer for Collier's, Look, Life, Holiday and others
1954
Became a Magnum Photos member
1960 - 1963
Served as Magnum's president
2011
Awarded the ICP Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement from the International Center of Photography
Lives and works in New York, NY

Exhibitions

2018
Im eisigen Weiß, in focus Galerie, Cologne, Germany
2016 - 2017
Ours, Jardin des Plantes, Nationalmuseum für Naturgeschichte, Paris, France
Arctique, Le Kiosque, Vannes, France
2016
Arctique / Antarctique, Galerie Soleil de M'inuit, Morges, Switzerland
2015 - 2016
Artico, Galerie Contrasto, Mailand, Italy
Arctique, Galerie Blin plus Blin, Montfort-L'Amaury und Paris
two friends – two Magnum photographers – Elliott Erwitt & Thomas Hoepker, curated by Burkhard Arnold, in focus gallery, Kolvenburg, Billerbeck, Germany
Kolor by Elliott Erwitt, in focus gallery, Cologne, Germany (solo)
Elliott Erwitt – Kolor – his colored photographs“, curated by Burkhard Arnold, in focus gallery, German Museum of Photography, Markkleeberg, Leipzig, Germany (solo)
L'Appel du loup, Festival Photo La Gacilly, France

Public Collections

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
New South Wales Museum of Art, Australia
The Barbican, London, UK
Camera Work, Berlin, Germany
NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, Germany
Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Literature

2008
Elliott Erwitt's Dogs, teNeues, Germany
Elliott Erwitt's New York, teNeues, Germany
2006
Personal Best, teNeues, Germany
2005
Woof, Chronicle Books LLC, USA
2003
Elliott Erwitt’s Handbook, The Quantuck Lane Press/W.W. Norton & Company, USA
2002
Snaps, Phaidon Press Ltd., USA
1999
DogsDogs, Phaidon Press Ltd., USA
Museum Watching, Phaidon Press Ltd., USA
1994
Between the Sexes, W.W. Norton & Company, USA
1992
To the Dogs, DAP/Scalo, Zurich
English (US)

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