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Exhibition - Werner Bischof Classics 

Werner Bischof Estate 

This major retrospective of Swiss photographer Werner Bischof portrays the chief landmarks in his artistic work and the successive stages of a career that led him from a studio photographer to a committed photojournalist.
The exhibition is divided into seven sections: Zurich 1916-1945 / Post-war Europe 1945-1950 / India 1951-1952 / Japan 1951-1952 / Korea 1951-1952 / Hong Kong and Indochina 1952 / North and South America 1953-1954.

Reference books:
Werner Bischof 1916-1954, Arthaud, 1990
Werner Bischof, SilvanaEditoriale, 2013


TECHNICAL DETAILS

105 black & white photographs, matted and framed:
37... 

Werner Bischof Estate 2005

SWITZERLAND. Chiasso. 'Classics' exhibition by Werner Bischof... 

Werner Bischof Estate 2005

SWITZERLAND. Chiasso. 'Classics' exhibition at m.a.x. museo,... 

Werner Bischof Estate 2005

SWITZERLAND. Chiasso. 'Classics' exhibition by Werner Bischof... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1934

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Dandelion flower. 1934. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1935

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Vine. 1935. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1937

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. View from the Uetliberg mountain. 1937. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1938

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Projected light. 1938. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Snails. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. "Nude back". 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Fashion shot. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Snails. 1942. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. "Zebra woman". 1942. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1943

SWITZERLAND. Winterthur. Steel worker. 1943. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1944

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. The Mimi Scheiblauer school for deaf/mute... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1944

Zurich. Mercury. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1945

GERMANY. Freiburg im Brisgau. Children play amongst the ruins.... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1945

NETHERLANDS. Limburg province. Maastricht. Playing criss cross.... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1945

FRANCE. 1945. Seine Maritime department. City of Rouen. Unemployed... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1945

FRANCE. Lorraine region. Village of Saint Dié. 1945. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1945

SWITZERLAND. Tessin region. An Italian child in a center for... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

ITALY. Latium region. Village of Montecassino. The last book... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

ITALY. Abruzzi region. Village of Castel di Sangro. Ex votos... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GREECE. Epirus region. Village of Ziros. Construction workers... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Berlin. Elderly man recuperating bricks from the war... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Cologne. "Wine and bread". 1946. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Berlin. "Monument". 1946. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Berlin. 1946. The Reichstag building.

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Dresden. Martin Luther Memorial. 1946. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Berlin. 1st of May. 1946. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1946

GERMANY. Berlin. "Trümmerfrauen" (Women of the ruins). 1946. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1947

HUNGARY. 1947. Puszta plains. Farmers Inn.

Werner Bischof Estate 1947

HUNGARY. Budapest. "Heroes of yesterday". 1947. 

Werner Bischof Estate

HUNGARY. Budapest. 1947. Keleti train station. Children are sent... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1947

HUNGARY. Debrecen. 1947. Farmers. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1947

GREECE. Town of Aiyion. Main square. 1947. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. Meiji Temple. Shinto priests. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Kyoto. Temple of Ryoanji. A priest rests. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Exercise for passengers on a train between Kyoto and Tokyo.... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Kyoto. The Zen garden of the Temple of Ryoanji. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. Yasukuni Temple. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. Asakusa district. A former soldier, wounded during... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Kyoto. The Silver Pavillion. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Okinawa. American soldiers resting. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. Courtyard of the Meiji shrine. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. Official visit of Emperor HIROHITO and the Empress.... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. Along the Ginza. Girl selling flowers. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. 1951. Striptease club.

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Hiroshima. Crowds greeting the Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Tokyo. A man reads the newspaper outside the office of... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Town of Hiroshima. Memorial for the victims of the atomic... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Hiroshima. Children waiting for the arrival of Emperor... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Kyoto. Silk drying. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Town of Okinawa. US Air Force maintenance unit. After... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Village of San Jang Ri, located on the frontline... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Farmer. 1951. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

INDIA. Bengal region. The port of Calcutta. Unloading corn sent... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

INDIA. State of Bihar. April 1951. Famine stricken area. Due... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

INDIA. State of Bihar. Famine stricken area. Due to flooding... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

INDIA. State of Bihar. Famine stricken area. Due to flooding... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

INDIA. State of Maharashtra. Bombay. People sleeping in the streets.... 
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