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Werner Bischof Estate 

This monograph captures the life and work of Werner Bischof, and features his most iconic images, as well as insight into his life as a photojournalist and artist. Known for his postwar social documentary work, Bischof was inspired to become a journalist after the ruin of World War II left him unable to be a passive observer. He traveled documenting both the suffering of the postwar world and the day-to-day life within traditional cultures affected by industry and technology. This expansive collection, edited by the photographer’s son, brings together these photographs, organized geographically—Europe,... 

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SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1944. The studio of Swiss photographer Werner... 

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SWITZERLAND. Zurich. "Floating snails". 1936. 

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SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Photomontage. 1941. 

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SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1941. Photogram 3.

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SWITZERLAND. Zürich. "Abstraction (Tension)". Circa 1941. 

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SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1941. Nude. "Breast with grid."

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SWITZERLAND. 1941. 

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SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1940. Self-portrait of Werner BISCHOF in... 

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SWITZERLAND. Town of St. Margrethen. Border between Switzerland... 

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GERMANY. Region of Baden-Württemberg. Town of Friedrichshafen.... 

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GERMANY. Region of Baden-Württemberg. Town of Freiburg im Breisgau.... 

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GERMANY. Region of Baden-Württemberg. Town of Freiburg im Breisgau.... 

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GERMANY. Town of Friedrichshafen. Children playing inside a destroyed... 

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GERMANY. Berlin. Tiergarten. Collecting firewood. In the background:... 

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GERMANY. Region of Bad-Würtemberg. Town of Freiburg im Breisgau.... 

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"Du" cover, dated May 1946. 

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FRANCE. Rhône-Alpes region. The Drôme 'department'. Village of... 

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

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Werner Bischof's montage of Europe. 

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ITALY. Milan. 1946. Protesters. 

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ITALY. Lombardia region. Town of Milan. "Piazza del Duomo", Duomo... 

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ITALY. Genua. 1946. Writing on the wall: "No alla guerra" ("No... 

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

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GREECE. Village of Corinth. 1946. 

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ITALY. Rimini. 1947. Werner Bischof doing bubbles on the beach.
Photo... 

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

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GERMANY. Berlin. Children at a train station, waiting to be taken... 

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HUNGARY. Budapest. 1947. 

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HUNGARY. Budapest. Chain bridge. 1947. 

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HUNGARY. Budapest. Unemployed men. 1947. 

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HUNGARY. Gipsy circus. 1947. 

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HUNGARY. Castle of Fot near Budapest. Sweetcorn in the ballroom.... 

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HUNGARY. Hajduhadhaza. Orphanage for children rendered parentless... 

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HUNGARY. Budapest. Last convention of the Social Democratic Party.... 

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HUNGARY. 1947. 

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ROMANIA. Village of Homorod. A beggar. 1947. 

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POLAND. Warsaw. 1948. 

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POLAND. Warsaw. 1948. 

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POLAND. Warsaw. 1948. 

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

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HUNGARY. Near the town of Debrecen. 1947. 

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HUNGARY. The Theiss river flooded. 1947. 

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HUNGARY. Tiszacorod. 1947. 

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SWITZERLAND. St. Moritz. "Guardia Grischa". 1943. 

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SWITZERLAND. St Moritz. Girls. 1948. 

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FINLAND. Village of Naarva. Students of a country school during... 

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"Du" cover, Eastern Europe Issue, dated June 1949. 

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ROMANIA. Bucharest. 1947. 

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FRANCE. Paris. 1950. A Magnum Photos meeting.
From left to right:... 

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FRANCE. Paris. 1950. MAGNUM PHOTOS meeting.
Photographers Werner... 

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INDIA. 1951. Werner BISCHOF photographed by Bernard Moosbrugger.... 

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INDIA. Bombay. The Bharat Natyam dancer Anjali HORA with her... 

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INDIA. Bihar province. Dighiar. District inspector. 1951. 

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INDIA. State of Bihar. April 1951. Children in a famine stricken... 

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INDIA. Bihar province. Dighiar. 1951. Starving women. 

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

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INDIA. Jamshedpur. 1951. Three generations. 

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INDIA. Damodar Valley. Construction of a dam. The dam was first... 

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INDIA. Damodar Valley. Construction of a dam. The dam was first... 

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Damodar Valley. Construction area. 
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