Werner Bischof

(Swiss, 1916–1954)

meiji temple, tokyo, japan by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

Meiji temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1951

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japan. kyoto. silk drying. 1951 by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

JAPAN. Kyoto. Silk drying. 1951

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ndochina. 1952. barau, a meo (or hmong) village. cham women returning from the market. by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

NDOCHINA. 1952. Barau, a Meo (or Hmong) village. Cham women returning from the market.

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hong-kong. 1952. harbour of kowloon. by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

HONG-KONG. 1952. Harbour of Kowloon.

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switzerland. zurich. streams. drawing made by werner bischof for a portfolio of 24 photos. by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Streams. Drawing made by Werner BISCHOF for a portfolio of 24 photos., 1941

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japan. kyoto. the zen garden of the temple of ryoanji.  by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

JAPAN. Kyoto. The Zen garden of the Temple of Ryoanji. , 1951

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japan. tokyo. courtyard of the meiji shrine. by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

JAPAN. Tokyo. Courtyard of the Meiji shrine., 1951

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rice field covered with lotus plants during the winter japan, town of tokyo by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

Rice field covered with lotus plants during the winter Japan, Town of Tokyo, 1951

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 silk drying. kyoto, japan by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

Silk drying. Kyoto, Japan, 1951

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stone bridge, heinan shrine. kyoto, japan by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

Stone bridge, Heinan Shrine. Kyoto, Japan, 1951

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abstraction (tension). zurich, switzerland by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

Abstraction (Tension). Zurich, Switzerland, 1941

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nude. zurich, switzerland by werner bischof

Werner Bischof

Nude. Zurich, Switzerland, 1942

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Biography

Timeline

1916
Born in Zurich, Switzerland
1932 - 1936
Studied Photography with Hans Finsler, School for Arts and Crafts, Zurich, Switzerland
1942
Became a freelancer for Du magazine
1943
Du magazine published his first major photo essays
1945
Bischof received international recognition after the publication of his 1945 reportage on the devastation caused by the Second World War
1949
First photographer to join Magnum Photos with the founding members
1951
Worked for Life magazine
1954
Died in Peru

Exhibitions

2006
Der Bewegte Mensch - IG Halle, Rapperwil, Switzerland
WernerBischofBilder - C/O Berlin, Germany
WernerBischofBilder - Helmhaus Zürich, Switzerland
2005 - 2006
Retrospective: Werner Bischof – Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic
2005
Réflexions de Vie 1916-1954: Photographies de Werner Bischof - FNAC, Paris, France
Werner Bischof Exhibition in Kaposvár, Hungary - Vaszary Képtár (Vaszary Gallery), Kaposvár, Hungary
2004
Werner Bischof 1916-1954 - Casal Solleric Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Werner Bischof: A Retrospective 1932-1954 - Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Werner Bischof Photographs 1932-1954 – Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2003
Chiostri di San Domenico, Imola, Italy

Public Collections

International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Decorative Art, Prague, Czech Republic
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Rose Art Museum, Amherst, MA
Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, Switzerland
Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland

Literature

2006
WernerBischofPictures, Steidl, Germany; (WernerBischofBilder), Benteli, Switzerland
Der zugewandte Blick, Verlag Pestalozzianum, Switzerland
2004
Questions to My Father, Trolley, UK
2001
55: Werner Bischof, Phaidon, USA
1997
After the War, Smithsonian Books, USA
1990
Werner Bischof 1945-1950, T.A. Media, Switzerland
Europa, Conzett & Huber, Switzerland
1989
Photofile, Thames & Hudson, UK
1986
Photo Poche, Centre National de la Photographie, France
1976
Werner Bischof: Photos and Drawings, Amphoto, USA