Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976

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Sudek, Joesef. Czechoslovakian Photographer. Born: Kolin, Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), 17 March 1896. Education: Kolin, until 1911; apprentice book binder, Prague, 1911-13; studied photography, under Karel Novak, State School of Graphic Arts, Prague, 1922-24. Military Service: Served in the Czech Army, in Italy, 1915-20 (wounded and hospitalized, 1917-20). Career: Independent photographer, Prague, 1920-76; Official City Photographer, Prague, 1928; worked as commercial advertising and portrait photographer, working with Druzstevni Prace publishing company, Prague, 1928-36; Coeditor and Illustrator, Panorama magazine, and later, Zijeme magazine, 1928-36. Member, Amateur Photographers Club, Prague, 1920-24; Founder-Member, with Jaromir Funke, and others, Czech Photographic Society, Prague, 1924. Recipient: Artists of Merit Award, Czech Government, 1961; Order of Work, Czech Government, 1966. Died: (in Prague) 15 September 1976.

From the description of Josef Sudek : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 706825172

Czech photographer.

From the description of Saint Vitus' Cathedral, Prague. ca. 1950. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79261299

Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. Czechoslovakian Photographer. Born: Kolin, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, March 17, 1896. Education: Kolin, until 1911; apprentice book binder, Prague, 1911-13; studied photography, under Karel Novak, State School of Graphic Arts, Prague, 1922-24. Military Service: Served in the Czech Army, in Italy, 1915-20, wounded and hospitalized, 1917-20. Career: Independent photographer, Prague, 1920-76; Official City Photographer, Prague, 1928; worked as commercial advertising and portrait photographer, working with Druzstevni Prace publishing company, Prague, 1928-36; Coeditor and Illustrator, Panorama magazine, and later, Zijeme magazine, 1928-36. Member, Amateur Photographers Club, Prague, 1920-24; Founder, Member, with Jaromir Funke, and others, Czech Photographic Society, Prague, 1924. Recipient: Artists of Merit Award, Czech Government, 1961; Order of Work, Czech Government, 1966. Died: Prague, September 15, 1976.

From the description of Sudek Josef : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 701248803

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creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. Josef Sudek : Artist File. International Center of Photography
referencedIn Heiting, Manfred. Manfred Heiting papers, 1965-2008. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - Hirsch Library, Hirsch Library
creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. La Fenetre de mon atelier [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Sudek, Josef, 1886-1976 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Josef Sudek : vertical file. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. Sudek Josef : Artist File. International Center of Photography
creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. La Fenetre de mon atelier. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. [Josef Sudek : artist file] Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library & Archives, DIA Research Library & Archives
creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Sudek, Josef, 1896-1976. Saint Vitus' Cathedral, Prague. Getty Research Institute
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associatedWith Katedrála sv. Víta (Prague, Czechoslovakia) corporateBody
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Soviet Union
Prague
Czech Republic--Prague
Prague (Czech Republic)
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
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Architectural photography
Cathedrals
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Photographers
Photography, Artistic
Photography of interiors
Photography of sculpture
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Birth 1896-03-17

Death 1976-09-15

Czechs

Czech

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