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Wolf Suschitzky
Wolf Suschitzky (1912 – 2016)
Wolf created a legacy of socially engaged photography and film work known for its integrity and compassion. His photographs are held in collections worldwide. In 2002 a major retrospective of his work was held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh and 2006 in Vienna, coinciding with the publication of his book: Wolf Suschitzky Photos. His travels around the globe from 1930 until present has resulted in many thousands of photographs and work on nearly two hundred films.
Brigitte May writes of Wolf’s appeal, “Characterizing Wolf Suschitzky is not difficult once one has been allowed to, in a manner of speaking, take a glimpse behind the scenes of a remarkable and fruitful life. There is his wonderful Old Viennese charm, which surfaces in his friendliness and warmth whenever you meet him, even though he has been calling London his home for more than half a century. There’s his political commitment, his interest in current affairs, his attentiveness towards the needs of others and towards social injustice, his persistent interest in innovation and progress, his open-mindedness and candour, his subtle sense of humour and his engaging personality.”
Born in Vienna, August 29, 1912, trained as a photographer at Hohere Graphische Bundes-Lehr-und Versuchsanstalt. Under the impression of Austro-fascism, emigrated to the Netherlands in 1934 and to London the following year. As an enemy alien, was subject to a temporary ban on working. Co-founded DATA film cooperative in 1944. Published numerous photography manuals, especially on photographing children and animals.
Here is a link to the web site: Web Of Stories.
(There are 36 short videos of Suschitzky totaling more than 2 hours)
Wolf passed away October 7, 2016 – obituaries from major publications can be found at the links below.
New York Times
Guardian (UK)
The Telegraph (UK)
The work of Wolf Suschitzky is featured in these exhibitions.
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Street Talk
Variations on a Theme
The work of Wolf Suschitzky is featured in these Theme Collections.
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Abstraction – B&W
Animals
Environment – B&W
Europe
Wolf Suschitzky (1912 - 2016)
Web of STORIES – Wolf Suschitzky – 3:04
104 year old Austrian born and London based photographer and cinematographer passed away in his home on October 7th.
Guardian (UK)
The Telegraph (UK)
Obituaries from major publications can be found at the links above.
Wolf Suschitzky Featured in Clint Eastwood Production
The photography of Wolf Suschitzky was seen in the film “Trouble With The Curve.” The film starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams, was shot in Georgia early 2012 and premiered, September 2012. Eastwood, plays an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years, he takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip. The Suschitzky photographs, will be seen on the walls of his daughter’s (Amy Adams) apartment.
Suschitzky who resides in London, England, is an accomplished still photographer, however the majority of his professional career was as a cinematographer in the film industry. With nearly 200 feature, documentary, and short film credits to his name, his career has spanned over 44 years, and included such note worthy films as, Get Carter – 1971 and Ulysses – 1967,(Wolf’s IMDb web page).
These photographs were featured in the Lumière exhibition: Street Talk, and are available for viewing.
Here is a link to a video of Wolf Suschitzky (1912-2016) from the web site: Web Of Stories. He discussed his early photographic education and relocation to London. This was filmed in March of 2008, when Wolf was 95 years old. (Web Of Stories contains 36 Suschitzky videos totaling more than 2 hours)
