Erich Lessing
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Erich Lessing (13 July 1923 – 29 August 2018) was an Austrian photographer.[1][2][3] Lessing became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1955 and was a contributor since 1979.[4] His portraits of poets, musicians, physicists and astronomers were published in around 60 books.
Career
Lessing was born in Vienna into a Jewish family, the son of a dentist and a concert pianist.aviator.[5]
After
Communist
countries.
In the 1960s, Lessing turned to more cultural subjects such as art,[5] science, and history,[5] by taking portraits of poets, musicians, physicists, and astronomers. With these photographs, Lessing produced around 60 books.[5][6]
Lessing taught[5] in Arles, France, at the Venice Biennale,[2] at the Salzburg Summer Academy,[2] and at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna.[2] His work has been exhibited throughout the world.[7][8]
In 2013 he donated 60,000 images to the archives of the Austrian National Library.[5]
Personal life
Lessing was married to the Time journalist Traudl Lessing until her death in 2016.[2] Together they had three children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandson.[2] Lessing later married Renée Kronfuss-Lessing, a psychotherapist.[2] He lived in Vienna, Austria.
Lessing died in August 2018.[9][6]
Publications
- Szene (Scene). Vienna, Austria: OCLC 2216800
- Imago Austriae
- 1964 Die Wiener Schatzkammer, Hallwag, Switzerland
- The Voyages of Ulysses
- 1965 Die Odyssee. Herder, Deutschland
- 1966 The Voyages of Ulysses. MacMillan, United Kingdom
- The Adventures of Ulysses: Homer's Epic in Pictures. New York: ISBN 978-0-396-06251-6.
- 1970 Las Aventuras de Ulises. Herder, Spain
- 1970 De Avonturen van Odysseus. Becht, The Netherlands
- 1966 De Odyssee, Becht. The Netherlands
- 1969 Die Abenteuer des Odysseus. Herder, Deutschland
- 1969 Odysséen. Allhems Förlag, Sweden.
- 1966 Römisches Erinnerungsbuch (Roman memoirs). Herder, Germany
- 1967 Entdecker des Weltraums (Explorers of outer space). Herder, Germany
- The Story of Noah
- 1968 Die Arche Noah. Molden, Austria
- 1968 The Story of Noah. Time Life, USA
- 1968 Het Verhall van Noach. Elsevier, The Netherlands
- 1968 Berättelsen om Noa. Norstedt & Söners Förlag, Schweden
- Rome Remembered
- 1969 Reminiscenze Romane. Edizioni Paoline, Italy
- 1969 Rome Remembered. Burns & Oates, United Kingdom / Herder & Herder, USA
- 1969 Discoverers of Space. Burns & Oates, United Kingdom / Herder & Herder, USA
- The Bible.
- 1969 Die Bibel. Die Geschichte Israels und seines Glaubens, Herder, Germany
- 1969 Verité et Poésie de la Bible (Poetry and Truth of the Bible). Hatier, France
- 1969 Verità e poesia della Bibbia. Edizioni Paoline, Italy
- The Bible: History and Culture of a People. A Pictorial narration. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany: ISBN 978-0-333-12102-3.
- 1969 Deutsche Reise (German Travel). Ein Erinnerungsbuch, Herder, Germany
- 1969 Die Wiener Oper (The Vienna Opera). Molden, Austria
- 1970 Musik in Wien. Molden, Austria
- 1971 Ravenna. Steine reden, Herder, Germany
- 1971 Der Mann aus Galiläa (The Man of Galilee). Herder, Germany
- Jesus. History & Culture Of The New Testament
- 1971 Jesus. History & Culture Of The New Testament. Herder & Herder, USA
- 1971 De man van Nazareth. Becht, The Netherlands
- The Spanish Riding School of Vienna
- 1972 Die Spanische Hofreitschule zu Wien. Molden, Austria
- 1972 The Spanish Riding School of Vienna. Molden, Austria
- 1972 La Haute Ecole Espagnole de Vienne. Albin Michel, France
- 1972 De Spaanse rijschool in Wenen. C.A.J. van Dishoeck, Belgium
- 1973 Traumstraßen durch Deutschland (Dream Roads Germany). Molden, Austria
- 1974 Die K & K Armee (The K & K army). Bertelsmann, Germany.
- 1975 Das Schönste aus der Spanischen Hofreitschule (The best of the Spanish Riding School). Molden, Austria
- 1975 L’Opéra de Paris, Hatier, France
- Deutsche Ritter, Deutsche Burgen. By Lessing and Werner Meyer.
- Germany: Bertelsmann, 1976.
- 1999. ISBN 978-3828902824.
- 1976 Gott sprach zu Abraham (God said to Abraham). Herder, Germany.
- 1976 Le Message de l‘Espérance (The Message of Hope). Hatier, France.
- 1977 Die Griechischen Sagen (The Greek Legends), Bertelsmann, Germany
- On The Roads of France
- 1978 Traumstraße Donau (Dream Roads Danube). Molden, Austria.
- 1978 Traumstraßen durch Frankreich (Dream Roads France), Molden, Austria
- 1978 Sur Les Routes de France (On The Roads of France), Arthaud, France
- 1978 Die kaiserlichen Kriegsvölker (The Imperial War Peoples), Bertelsmann, Germany
- The Celts
- 1978 Les Celts, Hatier, France
- 1979 Die Kelten, Herder, Germany
- 1979 De Kelten, Standaard Uitgeverij, The Netherlands
- 1979 Ludwig van Beethoven, Herder, Germany
- 1980 Deutsche Schlösser, Deutsche Fürsten, Bertelsmann, Germany
- The Travels of Saint Paul
- 1980 Paulus, Herder, Germany
- 1982 Paulus - Der Völkerapostel, Herder, Germany
- 1980 Les voyages de Saint Paul, Hatier, France
- 1980 Saint Paul, Becht, The Netherlands
- 1980 The Travels of Saint Paul, Herder & Herder, USA
- 1980 Hallstatt. Bilder aus der Frühzeit Europas, Jugend & Volk, Austria
- 1980 Hausbibel, Herder, Germany
- 1980 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Herder, Germany
- 1981 Joseph Haydn, Herder, Germany
- Das Heer unter dem Doppeladler (The army under the double-headed eagle). Germany: Bertelsmann, 1981.
- 1982 Die Donau, Ringier, Germany
- 1983 Das Wiener Rathaus, Jugend & Volk, Austria
- The Italian Renaissance
- 1983 Die Italienische Renaissance, Bertelsmann, Germany
- 1985 La Renaissance Italienne, Hatier, France
- 1985 Die Niederlande, Bertelsmann, Germany
- 1987 Die Bibel. Das Alte Testament in Bildern erzählt von Erich Lessing (The Bible. The Old Testament narrative in pictures), Bertelsmann, Germany
- 1987 Der Wiener Musikverein, J & V Edition Wien, Austria
- Greece
- 1987 La Grece, Payot, France
- 1988 Griechenland, Kohlhammer, Germany
- 1989 Die Geschichte Frankreichs (The History of France), Bertelsmann, Germany
- 1989 Edles Porzellan, Falken, Germany
- Immortal Egypt
- 1990 Geheimnisvolles Ägypten, Bechtermünz, Germany
- 1990 Immortelle Egypte, Nathan, France
- 1991 Les mythes grecs, Nathan, France
- Florence and the Renaissance
- 1992 Florence et la Renaissance, Terrail, France
- 1993 Florence and the Renaissance, Terrail, France
- 1993 Florenz und seine Kunst im 15. Jahrhundert, Terrail, France
- Glory of Venice
- 1993 La Gloire de Venise, Terrail, France
- 1994 Glory of Venice, Terrail, France
- 1994 Venedig, Glanz und Glorie, Terrail, France
- 1994 Karl Friedrich Schinkel: An Architecture for Prussia, Rizzoli International, USA
- Femmes mythologies
- 1994 Femmes mythologies, Imprimerie nationale, France
- Femmes mythologies. France: ISBN 978-2-11-081187-5.
- 1994 Frauen-Mythologie, Metamorphosis, Germany
- Pomeii
- 1995 Pompéi, Terrail, France
- Pomeii Vilo International, 1996. ISBN 978-2-87939-007-9.
- 2001 Pompeji, Komet, Germany
- 1998 Dieux de l'Egypte (Gods of Egypt), Imprimerie nationale, France
- 2000 Das Heilige Land: Landschaften, Archäologie, Religion, Orbis, Germany
- 2000 Dieu en ses Anges, Cerf, France
- 2000 Rückblende - Geschichten aus der Welt vor 1000 Jahren, Wieser, Austria
- Arresting Time: Erich Lessing, Reportage Photography, 1948-1973
- 2002 Vom Festhalten der Zeit - Reportage-Fotografie 1948-1973, Brandstätter, Austria
- 2003 Mémoire du Temps - Photographies de Reportage 1948-1973, Hazan, France
- Arresting Time: Erich Lessing, Reportage Photography, 1948-1973 by Alistair Crawford. USA: Quantuck Lane, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59372-020-9.
- Louvre - The Arts Face to Face
- 2003 Au Louvre - Les Arts Face à Face, Hazan, France
- 2003 Louvre - The Arts Face to Face, Hazan, France
- 2003 Un Certain Louvre, Biro Éditeur, France
- From Liberation to Liberty
- 2005 Von der Befreiung zur Freiheit, Verlag der Metamorphosen, Austria
- 2005 From Liberation to Liberty, Verlag der Metamorphosen, Austria
- 1001 Paintings of the Louvre
- 2005 1001 peintures du Louvre: De l'Antiquité au XIXe siècle. 5 Continents Editions, Italy / Louvre, France
- 2006 1001 Gemälde des Louvre. 5 Continents Editions, Italy / Michael Imhof Verlag, Germany
- Revolution in Hungary, The 1956 Budapest Uprising
- Revolution in Hungary, The 1956 Budapest Uprising. ISBN 978-0-500-51326-2.
- 2006 Budapest 1956 - Die Ungarische Revolution, Brandstätter, Austria
- 2006 Budapest 1956 - la Révolution, Biro Éditeur, France
- 2006 Budapest 1956 - la rivoluzione, Marietti 1820, Italy
- 2006 Budapest 1956 - a forradalom, 1956-os Intézet, Hungary
- Revolution in Hungary, The 1956 Budapest Uprising.
- 2007 Naissance de la figure, Hazan, France
- 2008 Herbert von Karajan, Verlag der Metamorphosen, Austria / Böhlau, Austria
- Joseph Haydn - His Time Told in Pictures
- 2009 Joseph Haydn - His time told in pictures, Verlag der Metamorphosen, Austria
- 2009 Joseph Haydn und seine Zeit in Bildern, Verlag der Metamorphosen, Austria / Braumüller, Austria
- 2010 Menschenbilder aus der Dunkelkammer, Verlag Thomas Reche, Germany
- 2011 Václav Havel. Fünfzehn Stimmungen, Verlag Thomas Reche, Germany
- The Louvre - All the paintings
- 2011 The Louvre - All the paintings. Black Dog & Leventhal, USA
- 2011 Louvre - Tutti i dipinti, Electra, Italy
- 2012 Le Louvre - Toutes les peintures, Flammarion / Éditions du Louvre, France
- 2012 Louvre - Alle Gemälde, Dumont, Germany
- 2014 Anderswo, Nimbus. Kunst und Bücher, Switzerland
- 2014 Von der Befreiung zur Freiheit - Österreich nach 1945, Tyrolia, Austria
- 2015 Ungarn 1956, Tyrolia, Austria
Awards
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- 1956: American Art Editors´ Award for his work during the Hungarian Revolution.
- 1966: Prix Nadar for his book The Voyages of Ulysses.[2]
- 1970: Austrian Karl Renner prize for outstanding cultural achievements.
- 1976: Culture-Award of the city of Vienna.
- 1992: Vienna's silver medal for outstanding services to the city.
- 1992: Imre Nagy medal from the President of Hungary for his work during the Hungarian revolution.[2]
- 1997: Golden Medal from the governor of Syria.
- 1997: “Grosser Österreichischer Staatspreis”.
- 2013: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art[2]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Erich Lessing, photographer, 1923-2018 – British Journal of Photography". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Obituary: Austrian Photographer Erich Lessing, 95". Photo District News. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (20 January 2016). "Erich Lessing's best photograph: Eisenhower raises his hat to peace". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Leopold Museum: Erich Lessing "in kokoschkas atelier"" (in German). Leopold Museum. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Renowned Austria photographer Erich Lessing dies at 95". France 24. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Renowned Austrian Jewish photographer Erich Lessing dies at 95". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Lessing photo archive biography". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Magnum Photos biography
- ^ Leyrer, Georg. "Der Doyen der österreichischen Fotografie: Erich Lessing gestorben". Kurier. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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