Jürgen Schadeberg

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Jürgen Schadeberg
Born(1931-03-18)18 March 1931
Berlin, Germany
Died29 August 2020(2020-08-29) (aged 89)
La Drova, Valencia, Spain
Known forPhotography

Jürgen Schadeberg (18 March 1931[1] – 29 August 2020[2]) was a German-born South African photographer and artist. He photographed key moments in South African history,[2] including iconic photographs such as Nelson Mandela at Robben Island prison.[3] He also lived, worked and taught in London and Spain, and photographed in many African countries.

His work is held in the collections of the UK Arts Council, National Portrait Gallery, Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Life

Jürgen Schadeberg was born in

Deutsche Presseagentur (German Press Agency).[4] He moved to South Africa to rejoin his family in 1950 and, the following year, found employment on Drum magazine as official photographer and layout artist.[2][5][6][7]

Schadeberg became the senior figure of the group

Treason Trial, the Sophiatown removals of 1955, the Sophiatown jazz and social scene,[11] the Sharpeville funeral of 1960, and pictures of Robben Island inmates.[12] Some of the famous people he photographed include Nelson Mandela,[13] Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, Trevor Huddleston, and Govan Mbeki. He also documented 1950s jazz legends such as Thandi Klaasen, Hugh Masekela, Kippie Moeketsi and Miriam Makeba.[4][14][15] He made documentations of everyday life.[4] When Drum wanted the singer Dolly Rathebe to be the cover girl for one of their issues, Schadeberg took her to a Johannesburg mine dump and photographed her in a bikini. The two were arrested for contravening the Immorality Act which forbade interracial relationships.[16]

In 1959, Schadeberg left Drum to become a

Bushmen, publishing images in The Kalahari Bushmen Dance in 1982.[1]

Schadeberg felt forced by increasing civil unrest to leave South Africa, and in 1964

Whitechapel Art Gallery.[9] He then moved to Spain where he focused on a career as an artist.[1] In 1972, he returned to Africa where he accepted a position as photographer for Christian Aid in Botswana and Tanzania. In 1973 he travelled in Senegal, Mali, Kenya and Zaire, taking photographs.[1]

In 1985, Schadeberg returned to South Africa, where he lived with his wife Claudia. He continued to work as a photojournalist, and also made documentaries about the black community[2] until 2007,[15] when he returned to Europe.[4]

Death

Schadeberg died from a stroke at his home in La Drova [ca], Valencia, Spain, on 29 August 2020, aged 89.[20][3]

Publications

Film and video

Collections

Schadeberg's work is held in the following permanent collections:

Notes

  1. ^ Sof'town is an abbreviation for Sophiatown

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jürgen Schadeberg South African History Online
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ted Botha: Famous Mandela Photographer at Drum Magazine Jürgen Schadeberg Dies sapeople.com 30 August 2020
  3. ^ a b Celebrated photographer Jürgen Schadeberg dies, aged 89 The Citizen, 30 August 2020
  4. ^ a b c d e Döring, Laura (7 October 2013). "Mandelas Fotograf: Jürgen Schadeberg". Deutsche Welle (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ Newbury, Darren. "Johannesburg Lunch-Hour 1951–1963: The emergence and development of the humanist photographic essay in Drum magazine." In Journalism Studies 8 April 2007, pp 584-594.
  6. ISBN 0-620-10581-X
  7. ^ Enwezor, O. (1 January 2013). 'A critical presence: Drum magazine in context'. In Modern Art in Africa, Asia, and Latin America: an Introduction to Global Modernisms, 58-62.
  8. ISBN 978-1-315-72737-0
  9. ^ a b "Jürgen Schadeberg". Link Portfolio. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ISBN 978-1-86842-211-1
  11. ISBN 0-9583980-1-1
  12. ISBN 0-86975-454-8
  13. ISBN 0-947464-18-2
  14. ^ Matthew Oxley: The Father of South African Photography - Jürgen Schadeberg (interview) worldphoto.org 2017
  15. ^ a b c A Tribute to the Masters of Photography / Jürgen Schadeberg leica-camera.com
  16. ^ "Dolly Rathebe". S A History. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  17. ISBN 978-0-7190-5804-2
    .
  18. ISBN 978-1-85332-265-5
    ).
  19. ^ Val Williams, 'Crowned with Thorns: Creative Camera 1965-1978'. In Creative Camera No.321, April–May 1993
  20. ^ Cowell, Alan (30 August 2020). "Jürgen Schadeberg, Whose Photos Chronicled Apartheid, Dies at 89". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  21. ^ The Black and White Fifties: Jurgen Schadeberg's South Africa
  22. ^ David Smith: Life through a lens: Ernest Cole photographs shed light on apartheid The Guardian 25 November 2010
  23. ^ Voices from Robben Island archive.nelsonmandela.org
  24. ^ Have You Seen Drum Recently? (1989) bfi.org.uk
  25. OCLC 41480188
  26. OCLC 40978258
  27. ^ "Schadeberg, Jurgen". Arts Council Collection. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Jurgen Schadeberg - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  29. ^ Tate. "Jurgen Schadeberg born 1931". Tate. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Your Search Results". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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