Lothar Wolleh (1930 - 1979) - photo 1

Lothar Wolleh

Lothar Wolleh is a German photographer.

Lothar Wolleh had a difficult fate: after the war he spent many years first in Allied captivity and then in the USSR, and only after returning to Berlin in 1956 was he able to resume his education at Lette-Verein, the school of photography, design and fashion.

As one of the most expensive and well-known photographers in the FRG of the 1960s, Wolleh worked successfully in fashion and advertising, collaborating with Deutsche Bundesbahn, Tchibo and Volkswagen. In 1969, Wolleh traveled around the Soviet Union for several months. Photographs taken on this trip were included in the illustrated book "The USSR - The Soviet State and its People", published in 1970.

But Wolleh's greatest fame and popularity came from his 109 portraits of contemporary artists. He began this series in the late 1960s and devoted all the following years of his life to it. His works are so recognizable and distinctive that they often became the reference portraits of the photographed artists.

Date and place of birt:30 january 1930, Berlin, Germany
Date and place of death:28 september 1979, London, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Portrait
Art style:Black & white photo, Fashion photography

Creators Black & white photo

Barbara Morgan (1900 - 1992)
Barbara Morgan
1900 - 1992
Margaret Bourke-White (1904 - 1971)
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937
Craigie Horsfield (1949)
Craigie Horsfield
1949
Thaddeus Holownia (1949)
Thaddeus Holownia
1949
Max Baur (1898 - 1988)
Max Baur
1898 - 1988
Irving Penn (1917 - 2009)
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
Vera Lutter (1960)
Vera Lutter
1960
Sinje Dillenkofer (1959)
Sinje Dillenkofer
1959
Gordon Parks (1912 - 2006)
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
Colette Justine (1952)
Colette Justine
1952
Henry Beaufoy Merlin (1830 - 1873)
Henry Beaufoy Merlin
1830 - 1873
Willy Ronis (1910 - 2009)
Willy Ronis
1910 - 2009
Yousuf Karsh (1908 - 2002)
Yousuf Karsh
1908 - 2002
Olaf Faustmann (1954)
Olaf Faustmann
1954
John Thomas (? - 1947)
John Thomas
? - 1947
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