Stefan Moses (29 August 1928 – 3 February 2018) was a German photographer living in Munich.

Life

Born in

Legnica Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda (Kaczawa), Czarna Woda ...

Province of Lower Silesia The Province of Lower Silesia (german: Provinz Niederschlesien; Silesian German: ''Provinz Niederschläsing''; pl, Prowincja Dolny Śląsk; szl, Prowincyjŏ Dolny Ślōnsk) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. Between ...

, Moses was forced to leave school in 1943 because of his Jewish heritage and survived a forced labour camp. After training as a photographer in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

shortly after the end of World War II, he worked as a theatre photographer at the

Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar The (DNT) is a German theatre and musical organisation based in Weimar. It is a twin institution, consisting of the theatrical (German National Theatre, now solely based in Weimar) and the symphony orchestra known as the . It has a total of s ...

. From 1950, he lived in Munich, where he first became known for his reportages for the ''

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''. His documentary portraits of people and professions in West Germany ''(Germans)'' and later in East Germany ''(Farewell and Beginnings)'' made him accessible to a large audience. Moses took people out of their working environment and photographed them in front of a grey linen cloth - thus creating contemporary documents. Stefan Moses also created portraits of numerous personalities such as

Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novella ...

Ilse Aichinger Ilse Aichinger (1 November 1921 – 11 November 2016) was an Austrian writer known for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry.

Erich Kästner Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including '' Emil and the Detectives''. He received ...

Peggy Guggenheim Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim ( ; August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, bohemian and socialite. Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who went down with t ...

Theodor W. Adorno Theodor W. Adorno ( , ; born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, sociologist, psychologist, musicologist, and composer. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of criti ...

Otto Dix Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix (; 2 December 1891 – 25 July 1969) was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war. Along with Geor ...

Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant featur ...

or Martin Mayer. An exhibition of his life's work has been on display in various European cities since 2003. In 2017, the grand

seigneur ''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...

of German portrait photography, bequeathed 158 large-format portraits of German emigrants to the . These were taken between 1947 and 2003. Stefan Moses was married to the artist .

Awards

* 1990:

David Octavius Hill Medal The David Octavius Hill Medal is a prize in photography established in 1955, by the Deutsche Fotografische Akademie. It is named in honor of the Scottish artist David Octavius Hill, famous for his Hill & Adamson calotypes, most of which were devel ...

* 1991: Kultureller Ehrenpreis der Landeshauptstadt München. * Ab 1994: Mitglied der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste in München. * Ab 1994: Mitglied der

Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by ...

in München. * 2001: Ehrenpreis der * 2004:

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

(I. Classe) * 2014: Lovis Corinth Prize

Publications

* ''Manuel.'' Wegner, Hamburg 1967. * ''Transsibirische Eisenbahn.'' Prestel, München 1979. * ''Deutsche. Portraits der Sechziger Jahre.'' Prestel, München 1980. * ''Abschied und Anfang – Ostdeutsche Porträts.'' Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 1991. * ''Das Tier und sein Mensch.'' Sanssouci Verlag, München 1997. * ''Jeder Mensch ist eine kleine Gesellschaft.'' Prestel, München 1998. * ''DDR – Ende mit Wende: 200 Photographien 1989–1990.'' Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 1999, . * ''Stefan Moses.'' Schirmer/Mosel, 2002. * ''Ilse Aichinger. Ein Bilderbuch von Stefan Moses.'' S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2006. * ''Die sich die Freiheit nahmen.'' Photographs by Wilfried Bauer, Robert Lebeck, Stefan Moses, Christian G. Irrgang. Damm und Lindlar Verlag, 2008. (Portraits of

Ilse Aichinger Ilse Aichinger (1 November 1921 – 11 November 2016) was an Austrian writer known for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry.

Sarah Kirsch Sarah Kirsch (; 16 April 1935 – 5 May 2013) was a German poet. Biography Sarah Kirsch was originally born Ingrid Bernstein in Limlingerode, Prussian Saxony but had changed her first name to Sarah in order to protest against her father's an ...

and

Rose Ausländer Rose Ausländer (born Rosalie Beatrice Scherzer; May 11, 1901 – January 3, 1988) was a Jewish poet writing in German and English. Born in Czernowitz in the Bukovina, she lived through its tumultuous history of belonging to the Austro-Hungarian E ...

.) * ''Deutschlands Emigranten.'' 2013. Text: Christoph Stölzl. Nimbus Verlag, Wädenswil 2013, . * ''Begegnungen mit Peggy Guggenheim.'' Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag, 2017, . (Vergl.:

Solo exhibitions

* 1980: Museum Folkwang. * 2003–2005: Retrospektive. Fotomuseum in

Munich Stadtmuseum The Munich Stadtmuseum (German: "Münchner Stadtmuseum") or Munich City Museum, is the city museum of Munich. It was founded in 1888 by Ernst von Destouches. It is located in the former municipal arsenal and stables, both buildings of the late ...

Kunsthalle Kiel The Kunsthalle zu Kiel is an art museum in the German city of Kiel. With 2,000 m2 of display space, it is the largest museum in the city. It is north of the city centre on Düsternbrooker Weg. It has a lecture hall, a small cafe and a sculptur ...

; Berlin; Friedrich-Hundt-Gesellschaft in ; ; State Museum for Art and Cultural History Oldenburg;

Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn The Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, or LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn, is a museum in Bonn, Germany, run by the Rhineland Landscape Association. It is one of the oldest museums in the country. In 2003 it completed an extensive renovation. The museum has a n ...

; Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg Halle;

Deutsches Hygiene-Museum The German Hygiene Museum (german: Deutsches Hygiene-Museum) is a medical museum in Dresden, Germany. It conceives itself today as a "forum for science, culture and society". It is a popular venue for events and exhibitions, and is among the most ...

Dresden. * 2007: ''Ilse Aichinger – Fotografien von Stefan Moses.'' * 2008: ''Stefan Moses – Münchner Leben.''

Münchner Stadtmuseum The Munich Stadtmuseum (German: "Münchner Stadtmuseum") or Munich City Museum, is the city museum of Munich. It was founded in 1888 by Ernst von Destouches. It is located in the former municipal arsenal and stables, both buildings of the late G ...

* 2012: ''Stefan Moses – Emigranten.'' Johanna Breede, Berlin January * 2013: ''Stefan Moses – Deutschlands Emigranten.''

, Munich * 2015: ''Stefan Moses. Lovis Corinth Prize 2014.''

, Regensburg * 2016: ''Stefan Moses – Ein Welttheater.'' Johanna Breede, Berlin * 2017: ''Stefan Moses – Blumenkinder.''

Literaturhaus München The Literaturhaus München is a cultural institution in the center of Munich, dedicated to the teaching of literature and the organization of literary events. History of the building The Salvatorkirche (Munich), Salvatorkirche is located at t ...

* 2018: ''Stefan Moses – Künstler.'' Johanna Breede Photokunst, Berlin * 2019: ''Das exotische Land''

Deutsches Historisches Museum The German Historical Museum (german: Deutsches Historisches Museum), known by the acronym DHM, is a museum in Berlin, Germany devoted to German history. It describes itself as a place of "enlightenment and understanding of the shared history ...

* 2020: ''das Tier und sein Mensch''. Johanna Breede Photokunst, Berlin

Group exhibitions

* 2011: ''Portraits in Serie.''

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (''Museum of Art and Design Hamburg'') is a museum of fine, applied and decorative arts in Hamburg, Germany. It is located centrally, near the Hauptbahnhof. History The museum was founded in 1874, fol ...

* 2013: ''Kleiden – Verkleiden.''

Museum Folkwang Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patr ...

* 2014: ''

Barbara Klemm Barbara Klemm (born 27 December 1939 in Münster) is a German press photographer. She worked for ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' for 45 years. She photographed many of the most important events in recent German history and has received honors, ...

/Stefan Moses.'' Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg * 2016: ''Aufbrüche – Bilder aus Deutschland.'' , Berlin * 2017: ''/Stefan Moses.'' Gerlinde Reisach
''Franz Hitzler und Stefan Moses im Künstlerhaus Marktoberdorf zu sehen.''
In ''das Allgäu online,'' 28 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021. * 2017: ''Blicke, die bleiben.'' Fotografische Porträts aus der Sammlung Fricke.

Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum The Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum is an art museum in Aachen, Germany. Founded in 1877, its collection includes works by Aelbrecht Bouts, Joos van Cleve, Anthony van Dyck, Otto Dix and Max Beckmann. History The ' (Aachen museum association) was created ...

, Aachen

References

External links

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Ausstellung in der Bayrischen Akademie der Schönen Künste (PDF-file; 187-kB)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Stefan Theatrical photographers German photojournalists Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1928 births 2018 deaths People from Silesia German portrait photographers