Bissinger, Karl
Variant namesBiography
Karl Bissinger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1914. He had a career as a photojournalist, serving as staff photographer at Flair and portraitist for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Town & Country. His book, The Luminous Years: Portraits at Mid-Century (2003), contains examples of his portrait photography.
In 1955, Bissinger met the co-founders of the Living Theatre, Judith Malina and Judith Beck, in New York City after a protest against air raid drills. They became friends and Bissinger served as an occasional photographer of the Theatre and its performances.
After semi-retiring from photography, Bissinger went on to work for the American Friends Service Committee and the War Resisters League.
Source: Maronna, Michael. "Work As Though You Had Hope: An Interview with Karl Bissinger." Nonviolent Activist: The Magazine of the War Resisters League, July-August 1996.
From the guide to the Karl Bissinger Papers, 1950-1974, (University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| creatorOf | Karl Bissinger Papers, 1950-1974 | University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Cafe´ Nicholson Archive, 1948-2005 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1908-1985 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | BARBARA DEMING, 1917-1984 | person |
| associatedWith | Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 | person |
| associatedWith | Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Malina, Judith, 1926- | person |
| associatedWith | Vidal, Gore, 1925- | person |
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| Experimental theater |
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Person
Birth 1914
Death 2008-11-19
Americans
English
