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Werner Bischof

(Swiss, 1916–1954)

Werner Bischof

Diffusion with three dyes. Zurich, Switzerland, 1945

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Werner Bischof

Lighting experiment with filters. Zurich, Switzerland, 1941

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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
2002: Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001: The Compassionate Lens-The Photographs of Werner Bischof 1945-1954 – Greenwich, CT
: Umjetnicka Galerija Bosne i Herzogovine, Sarajevo, Bosnia; Palazzo ex Monte die Pieta, San Daniele, Italy; Théâtre la Passerelle, Gap, France
2000: La Filature, Mulhouse, France
1999: National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; National Gallery of Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; City Museum, Skopje, Macedonia; National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria; Balabanov Museum, Piovdiv, Bulgaria; Alliance Français, Varpa, Bulgaria; Ilia Bechov Gallery, Pleven, Bulgaria; National Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; The Castle Good Hope Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa; French Cultural Center, Nairobi, Kenya
1998 - 1999: King George VI Gallery, Port Elisabeth, South Africa
1998: Musée Suisse de l’Appareil Photographique, Vevey, Switzerland; Durban Center for Photography, Durban, South Africa; Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
1996: Casa de la Cultura Alcaldia Municipal, Sucre, Bolivia; Casa de la Cultura Casa Dorada, Tarija, Bolivia; Casa de la Cultura, Asuncion, Paraguay; National Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia; Museo National de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; City Gallery Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
1995: Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand; James Wallace Charitable Trust Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand; McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand; Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand; Rotorua Bath House, Rotorua, New Zealand; Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Museo de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia; Centro Cultural Simon Patiño, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Casa de la Cultura Raul Otero Reich, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Centro Cultural de Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar, Chile; Universidad de Conception, Conception, Chile; Museo Arqueologico de la Serena, La Serena, Chile; Centro Municipalidad Miraflores, Lima, Peru; Escuela Superior de Formation Artistica, Lima, Peru; Banco Continental, Cuzco, Peru
1994: Historic Museum, Lahti, Finland; Kiek in de Kök, Tallinn, Estonia; Narva, Estonia; New South Wales Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia; High Court of Australia, Canberra, Australia; Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, Australia; Dowse Art Museum, Wellington, New Zealand; Banco Continental, Arequipa, Peru
1993 - 1994: Fotografie Museum, Helsinki, Finland
1993: Museo Franz Meyer, Mexico City, Mexico; Instituto Cultural Cabanas, Guadalajara, Mexico; Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Museum of Arts, Santa Barbara, California, USA; Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela; Festival of Arts, The Altamont School, Birmingham, AL
1992 - 1993: National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
1992: Museo de Arte Universidad National, Bogota, Colombia; Fotomuseum im Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich, Germany; Museum foor Fotografie, Antwerpen, Belgium; Kunst und Gewerbemuseum, Hamburg, Germany; Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellin, Colombia; Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Colombia; Galeria National de Arte Contemporano, San Jose, Costa Rica
1991: Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK; - Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba; Aoyama Bell Commons, Tokyo, Japan; Casa da Fotografia Fuji, Sao Paulo, Brasil; Palazzina della Promotrice delle BelleArti, Turin, Italy; Pacific Place, Hong Kong, China
1990: International Center of Photography, New York, New York, USA; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
1988: Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
1987: Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
1986: Kunsthaus, Zürich, Switzerland

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
1974: Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Grossman Publishers, USA
1966: Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Paragraphic, USA
1961: Japan, Bantam Books, USA
1959: The World of Werner Bischof: A Photographer's Odyssey, Dutton, USA
1957: Unterwegs, Manesse, Switzerland
: Carnet de Route, Delpire, Switzerland
1956: Indiens Pas Morts (with Robert Frank and Pierre Verger), Delpire, France; (From Incas to Indios), Universe Books, USA
1950: Mother and Child, Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Switzerland
1946: Werner Bischof: 24 Photos, L.M. Kohler, Switzerland

Werner Bischof

(Swiss, 1916–1954)

Werner Bischof

Werner Bischof

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

Literature

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