Ergy Landau
Ergy Landau | |
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 Self portrait, 1930 (ca) | |
| Born | 1896 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 1967 (aged 70–71) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Hungarian-French |
| Known for | Photography |
Ergy or Erzsy Landau (1896–1967)[1] was a Hungarian-French humanist photographer.
Born in
portrait photographer. Landau brought the first Rolleiflex to France. Nora Dumas joined Landau's studio in 1929, and Ylla in 1932.[2]
Landau met Charles Rado in 1933. Rado founded the photo press agency Rapho with Landau, Ylla, Brassaï, and Nora Dumas, but was forced to close the agency during World War II. Landau had met Raymond Grosset on holiday in 1930, and introduced him to the other Hungarian photographers in Paris. After World War II Landau encouraged Grosset to restart Rapho.[3]
Landau died in Paris.
Book
Landau, Ergy (1955). Aujourd'hui la Chine. Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre.[4]
References
- ^ "Ergy Landau". Luminous Lint. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ISBN 978-90-5201-585-9. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- HighBeam. Accessed 12 March 2013.
- ISBN 2866264290.
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