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In 1924 he joined the staff of the national magazine [[Ogonyok]] and his images were used for the covers from the very beginning.
In 1924 he joined the staff of the national magazine [[Ogonyok]] and his images were used for the covers from the very beginning.
In the history of Soviet photography, Shaikhet's name is associated primarely with the appearance of a type of journalistic photograph called 'artistic reportage.'<ref>Shudakov, Grigory. "Pioneers of Soviet Photography." [[Thames and Hudson]], London, 1983, page 20, ISBN 0-500-54095-0</ref>
In the history of Soviet photography, Shaikhet's name is associated primarely with the appearance of a type of journalistic photograph called 'artistic reportage.'<ref>Shudakov, Grigory. "Pioneers of Soviet Photography." [[Thames and Hudson]], London, 1983, page 20, ISBN 0-500-54095-0</ref>
Shaykhet was one of the founders (together with journalist [[Mikhail Koltsov]]) of ''Soviet Photo'' in 1926 and from 1930 he contributed to [[USSR in Construction]].<ref>"Arkady Shaikhet" ''Art Rodnik'' , Moscow , 2000, ISBN 5-88896-049-7</ref> His well-known photographs of the industrialization period in the 1920s-1930s have become a 'carte de visite' for the new [[Soviet Russia]].<ref> "Soviet Photography of the 1920s and 1930s. [[Moscow House of Photography]], 2004, ISBN 5-93977-001-0</ref>
Shaikhet was one of the founders (together with journalist [[Mikhail Koltsov]]) of ''Soviet Photo'' in 1926 and from 1930 he contributed to [[USSR in Construction]].<ref>"Arkady Shaikhet" ''Art Rodnik'' , Moscow , 2000, ISBN 5-88896-049-7</ref> His well-known photographs of the industrialization period in the 1920s-1930s became a 'carte de visite' for the new [[Soviet Russia]].<ref> "Soviet Photography of the 1920s and 1930s. [[Moscow House of Photography]], 2004, ISBN 5-93977-001-0</ref>
During the [[Second World War]] he created a series of images of the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] and later on of liberation of [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. <ref> Shneer, David. "Through Soviet Jewish eyes. Photography, War, and the Holocaust." [[Rutgers University Press]], 2011, pages 112, 114, 149, ISBN 978-0-8135-4884-5</ref>
During the [[Second World War]] he created a series of images of the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] and later of liberation of [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. <ref> Shneer, David. "Through Soviet Jewish eyes. Photography, War, and the Holocaust." [[Rutgers University Press]], 2011, pages 112, 114, 149, ISBN 978-0-8135-4884-5</ref>





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Arkady Shaikhet
Born
Arkady Samoylovich Shaikhet

(1898-09-09)September 9, 1898
DiedNovember 18, 1957(1957-11-18) (aged 59)
NationalityRussian
Known forphotography, photojournalism

Arkady Samoylovich Shaikhet (Russian: Аркадий Самойлович Шайхет, September 9, 1898 - November 18, 1957) was a prominent Soviet photojournalist and photographer.[1] His first photographs were published in 1923. In 1924 he joined the staff of the national magazine Ogonyok and his images were used for the covers from the very beginning. In the history of Soviet photography, Shaikhet's name is associated primarely with the appearance of a type of journalistic photograph called 'artistic reportage.'[2] Shaikhet was one of the founders (together with journalist Mikhail Koltsov) of Soviet Photo in 1926 and from 1930 he contributed to USSR in Construction.[3] His well-known photographs of the industrialization period in the 1920s-1930s became a 'carte de visite' for the new Soviet Russia.[4] During the Second World War he created a series of images of the Battle of Stalingrad and later of liberation of Kiev, Ukraine. [5]


References

  1. ^ Mrazkova, Daniela and Remes, Vladimir "Early Soviet Photographers." Museum of Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, 1982, ISBN 0-905836-27-8
  2. ^ Shudakov, Grigory. "Pioneers of Soviet Photography." Thames and Hudson, London, 1983, page 20, ISBN 0-500-54095-0
  3. ^ "Arkady Shaikhet" Art Rodnik , Moscow , 2000, ISBN 5-88896-049-7
  4. ^ "Soviet Photography of the 1920s and 1930s. Moscow House of Photography, 2004, ISBN 5-93977-001-0
  5. ^ Shneer, David. "Through Soviet Jewish eyes. Photography, War, and the Holocaust." Rutgers University Press, 2011, pages 112, 114, 149, ISBN 978-0-8135-4884-5

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