Georg Oddner: Difference between revisions
m →Source: stub sorting {{photographer-stub}} -> {{Europe-photographer-stub}} using AWB |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Georg Mirskij Oddner''' (17 October 1923 – 7 October 2007) was one of [[Sweden]]s greatest [[photographer]]s from the 20th century. |
'''Georg Mirskij Oddner''' (17 October 1923 – 7 October 2007) was one of [[Sweden]]s greatest [[photographer]]s from the 20th century. |
||
Oddner was a jazz musician and studying advertising in the 1940s when he first came into contact with photography through [[John Melin]], art diretor at [[Svenska Telegrambyrån]] in [[Malmö]], the largest advertising agency in Scandinavia. From there, Oddner began working a variety of advertising jobs, incluing industry, architecture, and clothing, as well as for [[SAS]]. In the mid-1950s Oddner traveled to California, South America, the Soviet Union, and the far east. During these travels he was able to pursue photography for his own purposes. He predominantly used [[Hasselblad]] and [[Leica]] equipment. His favorite photographers included [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]] and [[Richard Avedon]]. <ref name="HRC"> [http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/photography/holdings/gernsheim/], Helmut and Alison Gernsheim Collection, correspondence.</ref> |
|||
==Source== |
==Source== |
||
| Line 7: | Line 9: | ||
| NAME = Oddner, Georg |
| NAME = Oddner, Georg |
||
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
||
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = photographer |
||
| DATE OF BIRTH = |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 17 October 1923 |
||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] |
||
| DATE OF DEATH = |
| DATE OF DEATH = 7 October 2007 |
||
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
Revision as of 15:30, 10 May 2011
Georg Mirskij Oddner (17 October 1923 – 7 October 2007) was one of Swedens greatest photographers from the 20th century.
Oddner was a jazz musician and studying advertising in the 1940s when he first came into contact with photography through John Melin, art diretor at Svenska Telegrambyrån in Malmö, the largest advertising agency in Scandinavia. From there, Oddner began working a variety of advertising jobs, incluing industry, architecture, and clothing, as well as for SAS. In the mid-1950s Oddner traveled to California, South America, the Soviet Union, and the far east. During these travels he was able to pursue photography for his own purposes. He predominantly used Hasselblad and Leica equipment. His favorite photographers included Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon. [1]
Source
- Georg Oddner ville förstå och förklara, Sydsvenskan 7 October 2007.
 | This article about a European photographer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Swedish artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |