Gertrude Fehr
Gertrude Fehr was a German photographer. She was born in Mainz on Tuesday, March 5, 1895, and died in 1996 at the age of 101.[1] She was one of the earliest professional female photographers.[2]
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Gertrude Fehr in 1989. | |
Born | Tuesday, March 5, 1895 Mainz |
Died | Friday, August 16, 1996 Clarens |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | Germany, Swiss, French |
Occupation | Photographer |
Spouse(s) | Jules Fehr |
Biography
In 1918, after an apprenticeship in the Munich studio of Eduard Wasow, Fehr opened her own studio, employing six people.[2] In 1933, she was forced to flee Germany due to the political climate at the time. She fled with her future Swiss husband Jules Fehr. They fled to Paris and in 1934 the two of them opened the Publiphot school. In the end of the 30's she and her husband moved to Switzerland. Where they opened a photography school in Lausanne. She proposed color photography in 1950. She died in 1996.[2]
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See also
References
- "Discover photographer Gertrude Fehr". rkd.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- "Musée de l'Elysée: Gertrude Fehr (1895-1996), a woman photographer at the forefront". www.elysee.ch. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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