In the 1950s, Himmel started his own projects, including series on boxers, the circus and ballet. He experimented with grain structure in his negatives and prints, using a series of silhouetted and elongated forms abbreviated almost to the point of abstraction.
Himmel took his last photograph in 1967, and by 1969, he became disenchanted with photography and retrained as a psychotherapist. An exhibit of his photographs in New York City in 1996 brought him back to public attention. Himmel's photographs are fresh and unusual. Many are high-contrast, emphasizing the design and patterns contained in an image. His subjects ranged from New York City scenes to nudes reduced to grainy vestiges to color abstractions.
Himmel and Lillian Bassman, herself a well-known fashion photographer, married in 1935, had two children, and had been married over 73 years when Himmel died in 2009. Bassman died three years later in 2012.[3]
Referencesedit
^Benjamin Ivry, Rediscovering Free-spirited Photographers Lillian Bassman and Paul Himmel, The Forward, April 29, 2010
^Veronica Horwell (16 February 2012). "Lillian Bassman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
Further readingedit
Himmel, Paul, Photographs (the First Major Retrospective of One of the Greatest American Photographers), Assouline, 1999. ISBN978-2-84323-153-7
Terry, Walter and Himmel, Paul, Ballet in Action, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.
Bassman, Lillian and Himmel, Paul, Lillian Bassman & Paul Himmel, Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2009.
External linksedit
Paul Himmel Photographs
Paul Himmel - Galerie f 5,6
January 01, 1970
paul, himmel, 1914, february, 2009, fashion, documentary, photographer, united, states, himmel, ukrainian, jewish, immigrants, took, photography, teenager, studied, graphic, journalism, under, director, alexey, brodovitch, from, 1947, 1969, worked, professiona. Paul Himmel 1914 February 8 2009 was a fashion and documentary photographer in the United States Himmel was the son of Ukrainian Jewish 1 immigrants 2 He took up photography as a teenager and studied graphic journalism under art director Alexey Brodovitch From 1947 to 1969 he worked as a professional photographer for Vogue and Harper s Bazaar and several of his photographs were included in Edward Steichen s Family of Man exhibition In the 1950s Himmel started his own projects including series on boxers the circus and ballet He experimented with grain structure in his negatives and prints using a series of silhouetted and elongated forms abbreviated almost to the point of abstraction Himmel took his last photograph in 1967 and by 1969 he became disenchanted with photography and retrained as a psychotherapist An exhibit of his photographs in New York City in 1996 brought him back to public attention Himmel s photographs are fresh and unusual Many are high contrast emphasizing the design and patterns contained in an image His subjects ranged from New York City scenes to nudes reduced to grainy vestiges to color abstractions Himmel and Lillian Bassman herself a well known fashion photographer married in 1935 had two children and had been married over 73 years when Himmel died in 2009 Bassman died three years later in 2012 3 References edit Benjamin Ivry Rediscovering Free spirited Photographers Lillian Bassman and Paul Himmel The Forward April 29 2010 Galerie f5 6 Startseite Veronica Horwell 16 February 2012 Lillian Bassman obituary The Guardian Retrieved 2013 08 13 Further reading editHimmel Paul Photographs the First Major Retrospective of One of the Greatest American Photographers Assouline 1999 ISBN 978 2 84323 153 7 Terry Walter and Himmel Paul Ballet in Action New York G P Putnam s Sons 1954 Bassman Lillian and Himmel Paul Lillian Bassman amp Paul Himmel Heidelberg Kehrer 2009 External links editPaul Himmel Photographs Paul Himmel Galerie f 5 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Himmel amp oldid 1217703939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
