William klein fashion photography
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William Klein
William Klein
the son of Hungarian-Jewish immigrants, was born in New York in 1928. After studying sociology and completing military service, he traveled to Europe as a GI in 1947 and made Paris the center of his life. He began an apprenticeship in the studio of Fernand Léger and exhibited his first abstract geometric paintings in the early 1950s. At the same time, he became interested in photography and film. He kept a photo-journal and worked on film projects with Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Louis Malle. He worked as a fashion photographer for Vogue until 1965. The title of his photo books such as “New York”, 1956, “Rome”, 1959, “Moscow, Tokyo 1964”, “In & Out of Fashion”, 1994, “Close Up”, 1989, “Paris + Klein”, 2002 have become a fixed components of the post-war history of international photography. Over 20 feature films and documentaries, including “Mr. Freedom”, 1969, “Muhammad Ali, the Greatest”, 1964–74, were created and are heavily influenced by his political commitment and interest in the time period. Klein has received numerous awards
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William Klein (photographer)
Photographer and filmmaker (1926–2022)
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Klein in 2008 | |
| Born | (1926-04-19)April 19, 1926 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 2022(2022-09-10) (aged 96) Paris, France |
| Nationality | American, French |
| Education | City College of New York, La Sorbonne, studied with Fernand Léger |
| Known for | Photography, cinema, painting |
| Awards | Prix Nadar 1957 Prix Jean Vigo 2012 |
William Klein (April 19, 1926 – September 10, 2022)[1] was an American-born French photographer and filmmaker noted for his ironic approach[2][3] to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography.[2] He was ranked 25th on Professional Photographer's list of 100 most influential photographers.[4]
Klein trained as
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BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM KLEIN
Photographer, painter, filmmaker and graphic artist, William Klein is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Born in New York on 19 April 1926 to a Hungarian family, Klein grew up in Manhattan and studied sociology at the City College of New York. After graduating he did his military service in the American army: a year of occupation in Germany and a year at the Sorbonne.
In 1946, demobilised in Paris, Klein devoted himself to painting. After a brief period in André Lhote's studio, he studied for a longer period with Fernand Léger. That same year, he fell in love with and married Jeanne Florin. They lived and worked together for more than fifty years. Their son Pierre Klein was born in 1963.
Klein’s first exhibitions were in Belgium in 1951, then in Italy. In Italy he went to Milan and collaborated with the Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti to create geometric Hard Edge murals. He also tried his hand at various photographic experiments and abstract creations; these were exhibited and published on the cover of
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