Evelyn Hofer
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Evelyn Hofer was a German-American portrait and documentary photographer.
She moved to Mexico with her family in 1942, then to New York in 1946. She had apprenticed with two photographers in Zurich
before attempting a professional career as a fashion photographer.
Hofer used a five-inch viewfinder camera to make orderly and well-constructed portraits and scenic photographs. Her style centered on straightforward compositions that were clear, but not simple. Her portraits show subjects looking lost, sad, or at least ambiguous.
Her books include The Stones of Florence (1959) with Mary McCarthy
; London Perceived (1962), New York Proclaimed (1965) and Dublin: A Portrait (1967), all with V.S. Pritchett; The Presence of Spain (1964) with James Morris; Emerson in Italy (1989) with Evelyn Barish; and her retrospective book Evelyn Hofer (2005).
She moved to Mexico with her family in 1942, then to New York in 1946. She had apprenticed with two photographers in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
before attempting a professional career as a fashion photographer.
Hofer used a five-inch viewfinder camera to make orderly and well-constructed portraits and scenic photographs. Her style centered on straightforward compositions that were clear, but not simple. Her portraits show subjects looking lost, sad, or at least ambiguous.
Her books include The Stones of Florence (1959) with Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy may refer to:*Mary McCarthy , novelist, critic, and memoirist*Mary McCarthy , former CIA employee accused of leaking information...
; London Perceived (1962), New York Proclaimed (1965) and Dublin: A Portrait (1967), all with V.S. Pritchett; The Presence of Spain (1964) with James Morris; Emerson in Italy (1989) with Evelyn Barish; and her retrospective book Evelyn Hofer (2005).