Berkó was born in Nagyvarad, Hungary. His father died while Berkó was young, and he was sent to live with family friends in Germany. The family friends were in trun friends of leading Bauhaus figures, including Walter Gropious, who had an early influence on Berkó. He left Germany with just as the Nazis came to power, moving to a succession of cities including Frankfurt, Dresden, Berlin, Morocco, and Mexico.[1]
Careeredit
Between 1933 and 1947, he lived in London, Paris and Bombay, during which time he established a name for himself as a filmmaker and photographer.[2][3] He earned most of his living as taking photographic portraits, and also published his photographs in the magazines Lilliput, Minicam, U.S. Camera, and Popular Photography.[2] In 1947 László Moholy-Nagy invited Berko to come to the United States, to teach photography at the Chicago School of Design.[1][2][3] Two years later, he took a job as a corporate photographer in Aspen, Colorado, offered by Walter Paepcke, who was then the president of the Container Corporation of America.[1][2] He would remain for 50 years.[1][2]
In Aspen he was a fixture of the local community, called upon regularly to document events.[1] The year that he moved to Aspen, 1949, the city held a Goethe festival that attracted luminaries of the literature and culture world. Berkó's color photographs of famous individuals at the event, including the pianist Arthur Rubenstein, social philosopher Albert Schweitzer and playwright Thornton Wilder, were picked up internationally by magazines such as Look and Life, further contributing to his celebrity.[4][1]
In 2021 the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne will present a 70-year retrospective of his work titled Ferenc Berko: Fascination with the Ordinary.[4]
ferenc, berko, ferenc, berkó, january, 1916, march, 2000, hungarian, american, photographer, noted, early, color, film, ferenc, berkóborn, 1916, january, 1916, nagyvarad, hungarydiedmarch, 2000, 2000, aged, aspen, colorado, contents, early, life, career, colle. Ferenc Berko January 28 1916 March 18 2000 was a Hungarian American photographer noted for his early use of color film Ferenc BerkoBorn 1916 01 28 January 28 1916 1 Nagyvarad HungaryDiedMarch 18 2000 2000 03 18 aged 84 Aspen Colorado Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Collections 4 ReferencesEarly life editBerko was born in Nagyvarad Hungary His father died while Berko was young and he was sent to live with family friends in Germany The family friends were in trun friends of leading Bauhaus figures including Walter Gropious who had an early influence on Berko He left Germany with just as the Nazis came to power moving to a succession of cities including Frankfurt Dresden Berlin Morocco and Mexico 1 Career editBetween 1933 and 1947 he lived in London Paris and Bombay during which time he established a name for himself as a filmmaker and photographer 2 3 He earned most of his living as taking photographic portraits and also published his photographs in the magazines Lilliput Minicam U S Camera and Popular Photography 2 In 1947 Laszlo Moholy Nagy invited Berko to come to the United States to teach photography at the Chicago School of Design 1 2 3 Two years later he took a job as a corporate photographer in Aspen Colorado offered by Walter Paepcke who was then the president of the Container Corporation of America 1 2 He would remain for 50 years 1 2 In Aspen he was a fixture of the local community called upon regularly to document events 1 The year that he moved to Aspen 1949 the city held a Goethe festival that attracted luminaries of the literature and culture world Berko s color photographs of famous individuals at the event including the pianist Arthur Rubenstein social philosopher Albert Schweitzer and playwright Thornton Wilder were picked up internationally by magazines such as Look and Life further contributing to his celebrity 4 1 In 2021 the Musee de l Elysee in Lausanne will present a 70 year retrospective of his work titled Ferenc Berko Fascination with the Ordinary 4 Collections editMuseum of Fine Arts Houston 5 Museum of Modern Art New York 6 Whitney Museum of American Art 7 International Center of Photography 2 Musee de l Elysee Paris Harry Ransom Center 8 Hood Museum 9 References edit a b c d e f g Honan William H 26 March 2000 Ferenc Berko 84 Pioneer In Use of Color Photography The New York Times a b c d e f Ferenc Berko International Center of Photography 2 March 2016 a b Ferenc Berko The New Yorker a b Musee de l Elysee Ferenc Berko Fascination with the Ordinary www elysee ch 26 October 2021 Ferenc Berko Albert Schweitzer mfah org Ferenc Berko Photographs from the Museum Collection Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 5 June 2022 Ferenc Berko whitney org Photography Collections Database norman hrc utexas edu Striding Nude Hood Museum nbsp This article about a Hungarian artist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an American photographer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferenc Berko amp oldid 1186970233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
