5/19/2023 0 Comments Jan saudek art![]() ![]() Six years later, he went to the United States where Hugh Edwards, a curator motivated and encouraged Jan Saudek in his work. In 1963, he gained inspiration from a catalog of an exhibition, Steichen’s The Family of Man, in order to become a dedicated art photographer. In addition to this, he engaged himself in drawing and painting. ![]() It was an image of a grown up man cradling a baby while standing. After three years, Saudek shot a famous photograph titled Life. During his job, in 1959 Saudek gained photography experience through the 6×6 Flexaret camera. He did his apprenticeship with a photographer and then he began working for a print shop from 1952 until 1983. ![]() Moving away from his dreadful youth years, Saudek bought his first Baby Brownie camera by Kodak, in 1950. Saudek, his brother and his father survived the concentration camp, however several other people from his family died in Theresienstadt concentration camp. In Czechoslovakia he strived through his youth during WWII where Jews were the victims of German’s persecution. Jan Saudek was born in Prague in 1935 to a Jewish father. ![]()
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