Biografie von Gotthard SCHUH (1897-1969)
Personal data
Birth : 12/22/1897 - Berlin, Germany
Death : 12/29/1969 - Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Switzerland
Education
1901 : Ingenieurschule – Basel BS, Switzerland
Professional data
Work and Life
1967:Travelling exhibition in Zürich, New York, Brussels
1951:Cofounder (with Werner Bischof, Walter Läubli, Paul Senn and Jakob Tuggener) of the Working Party of Swiss Photographers
1938 – 1939:Indonesian trip
1932:Exhibition as a painter in Paris, France
1931:First publications in the ‘Züricher Illustrierten’, Switzerland
1926:Back to Switzerland
1922:First painting exhibition in Germany
1921 – 1926:Lived and worked in Zürich, Switzerland
1917 – 1919:Swiss Army
1900:Moved to Switzerland
Documentaries in Europe
Freelanced for ‘Zürcher Illustrierte’, ‘Paris Match’, ‘Life’.
Other professions
1941 – 1960 : Journalist – Photography
Neuen Zürcher Zeitung – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Oil/canvas 
Photography : Black & white photograph - Bromoil gelatin silver print - Gelatin silver print Subject
documentationhistory/society
Artistic periods
1960 : Once more devoted himself to painting, Switzerland1927 : Black and White Photos
1919-1931 : Expressionnist paintings
Movements and styles
PhotojournalismGroup Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Vu – 2, rue Jules Cousin – Paris, France
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Galerie Vu – 2, rue Jules Cousin – Paris, France
2002
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
Group exhibitions
2002
Le Photojournalisme à Paris
Salons Aguado, Mairie du 9ème arrondissement – Paris, France
10/17/2002 – 11/13/2002
1999
30èmes Rencontres Internationales de Photographie
Arles, France
1999
1955
Family of Man
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1955
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