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Helmar Lerski (18 February 1871, in
Helmar Lerski: Metamorphose
', in German.
Museum Folkwang
Article about ''Metamorphosen''
Art Magazin, 2002.
at the
Adamah - Helmar Lerski's letzter Film
'. In German.
Exhibit in Museum of Art and Jewish History in Paris
'. in French and English. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lerski, Helmar 1871 births 1956 deaths Artists from Zürich German emigrants to Switzerland Israeli photographers Swiss photographers Swiss cinematographers Early photographers in Palestine
Helmar Lerski (18 February 1871, in Strasbourg
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– 19 September 1956, in Zürich
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) was a photographer who laid some of the important foundations of modern photography
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. His works are on display in the USA, Germany, Israel and Switzerland. He focused mainly on portraits and the technique of photography with mirrors.
His real name was Israel Schmuklerski. In 1876, the family moved to Zürich, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, where the family was naturalized. In 1888, Lerski emigrated to the United States
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, where he worked as an actor. Around 1910, he began to photograph. In 1915, he returned to Europe and worked as a cameraman and expert for special effects for many films, including Fritz Lang
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's ''Metropolis
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A big c ...
''. At the end of the 1920s, he made a name as an avant-garde portrait photographer.
In 1932, he emigrated with his second wife to Mandate Palestine
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, where he continued to work as a photographer, cameraman, and film director. On 22 March 1948, they left what was by then Israel
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and settled again in Zürich.
Photographic work
*Series ''Köpfe des Alltags'': 1928 - 1930, published 1931 *Series ''Metamorphosen'': 1936, published 1982Selected filmography
* '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * ''Maria Pavlowna
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Cast
* Maria Fein as Maria Pavlowna
* Erns ...
'' (1919)
* ''Children of Darkness
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It is about mentally ill and emotionally troubled children an ...
'' (1921)
* ''The False Dimitri
''The False Dimitri'' (german: Der falsche Dimitri) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Televisi ...
'' (1922)
* ''A Dying Nation
''A Dying Nation'' or ''Dying Peoples'' (german: Sterbende Völker) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Paul Wegener, Otto Gebühr, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''Heimat in No ...
'' (1922)
* ''Inge Larsen
''Inge Larsen'' is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henny Porten, Paul Otto and Ressel Orla.Bock & Bergfelder p.372
It was shot on location in Copenhagen. The film's sets were designed by art directors A ...
'' (1923)
* ''The New Land
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'' (1924)
* ''The Wig
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Plot
A young wom ...
'' (1925)
* '' The Holy Mountain'' (1926)
* ''Adamah
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'' (1948)
See also
* Fred DunkelPublications
*Lerski, H.: ''Köpfe des Alltags'', Berlin: Verlag Hermann Rockendorf, 1931. *Ebner, F.: ''Metamorphosen des Gesichts. Die "Verwandlungen durch Licht" von Helmar Lerski.'' Steidl Verlag, Göttingen 2002. . *Eskildsen, U. (ed.); Lerski, H.: ''Verwandlungen durch Licht. Metamorphosis through Light,'', Freren: Luca, 1982. *Eskildsen, U.; Horak, J.-C.: ''Helma Lerski, Lichtbildner. Fotografien und Filme 1910-1947'', Folkwang Essen 1982.External links
* * * *Helmar Lerski: Metamorphose
', in German.
Museum Folkwang
Essen
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, Germany
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. In German.Article about ''Metamorphosen''
Art Magazin, 2002.
at the
George Eastman House
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.
*Loewy, R.: Adamah - Helmar Lerski's letzter Film
'. In German.
Exhibit in Museum of Art and Jewish History in Paris
'. in French and English. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lerski, Helmar 1871 births 1956 deaths Artists from Zürich German emigrants to Switzerland Israeli photographers Swiss photographers Swiss cinematographers Early photographers in Palestine