Elsa Thiemann
| Elsa Thiemann | |
|---|---|
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| Born | February 7, 1910 |
| Died | November 15, 1981 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Bauhaus |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Elsa Thiemann (neé Franke, February 7, 1910 - November 15, 1981) was a German photographer. She also designed wallpaper based on photograms.[1]
Thiemann studied at the Bauhaus in 1929, where she took classes with Josef Albers and Walter Peterhans.[2] Thiemann met Hans Thiemann at the Bauhaus and they lived together in Berlin after he completed his studies in 1933.[3]
In Berlin, she worked for a time as a freelance photographer, avoiding political statements.[1] During World War II, the couple stayed in Berlin and Thiemann worked for the publishers, Hoffmann and Campe.[3] She began to take portraits again in the 1950s.[1]
Elsa and Hans Thiemann were married in 1947.[3] When Hans accepted a position at the Academy of Art in Hamburg in 1960, she stopped creating photographic work.[2]
Thiemann died in Hamburg on November 15, 1981 and most of her photographic work now resides in the archives of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation.[2] A solo retrospective of her work was presented by the Bauhaus archive in 2004.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Elsa Thiemann: Photographer - Bauhaus and Berlin". Absolute Arts. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Elsa Thiemann". Bauhaus. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Hans Thiemann". Bauhaus. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Böker, Carmen (25 February 2004). "Eine Unbekannte: die Fotografin Elsa Thiemann im Bauhaus-Archiv Lebenswerk im Schuhkarton". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2016.