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Jaromír Funke
Czech
1896–1945
About the Artist
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Josef Sudek. Portrait of Jaromir Funke. 1924. Gelatin silver print, 11 1/5 x 9" (28.5 x 22.8 cm). New Orleans Museum of Art. Purchase, General Acquisition Fund. © Estate of Josef Sudek
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Prague
- Photo Industry Hubs Berlin London
- Schools Slovak Bauhaus, 1928–39
- Exhibitions Nová fotografie, 1930
Artist Chronology
| August 1, 1896 |
Born
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Skutec |
| 1908 |
Buys his first camera
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Kolín |
| 1914 |
Attends the Grenoble Lyceum; returns to Kolín at the outbreak of World War I
An album of photographs from his journey to Grenoble survives
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Grenoble Kolín |
| 1915 |
Accepted as a student of the medical faculty of Charles-Ferdinand University
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| March 1919–1922 |
Studies law, philosophy, history of art, and aesthetics at Charles University
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1920 |
Begins focusing on photography
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1922 |
Submits a photograph to Fotografický Obzor
Contributor: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1922 |
Begins making geometric still life photographs
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1924 |
Becomes a member of Fotoklub Praha; expelled five months later
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1924 |
Cofounds the Česká Fotografická Společnost (Czech Photographic Association)
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| December 19, 1925–January 10, 1926 |
Primo Salon Italiano d'arte fotografica internazionale
Participant: Jaromír Funke, Anton Giulio Bragaglia
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Turin |
| 1927 |
Delivers two lectures at ČFS, "Krajina ve fotografii" (Countryside in photography) and "Omyl kubismu a abstraktnich fotografii" (The Mistake in Cubism and abstract photography)
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1927–29 |
Works on the Abstract Photo series
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1929 |
Begins contributing to ReD
Contributor: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1929 |
Second Exhibition of the Union of Czech Club Amateur Photographers
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1929 |
E. F. Burian projects Funke's photographs in his theatrical production Riders to the Sea
Affiliated: Jaromír Funke
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Brno |
| 1930–31 |
Produces a film
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Brno Bratislava |
| May 1930 |
Nová fotografie at Aventinská Mansarda
Organizer: Alexander Hackenschmied
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Prague |
| September 1930 |
Makes photographs for architect Bohuslav Fuchs
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Brno |
| 1931 |
Jaromír Funke corresponds with and sends photographs to Walter Peterhans
At location: Jaromír Funke
Affiliated: Walter A. Peterhans
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Prague |
| 1931 |
Solo exhibition Kolín ve fotografii (Kolín in photography)
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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Kolín |
| 1931 |
Appointed professor of photography at the School of Applied Arts
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Bratislava |
| 1932 |
Exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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London |
| 1934–38 |
Jaroslava Hatláková studies photography with Jaromír Funke at the Státní Grafická škola
At location: Jaromír Funke, Jaroslava Hatláková
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Prague |
| 1935 |
Co-edits the book Fotografie vidí povrch (Photography Sees the Surface)
Contributor: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1935 |
Lectures on modern photography at the Club of the Friends of Amateur Photography
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1935 |
Appointed professor at the State School of Graphic Art
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| October 5-30, 1935 |
Solo exhibition at the Beautiful Rooms of Cooperative Work
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1936 |
Fourth Exhibition of the Union of Czech Club Amateur Photographers
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| February 1936 |
Becomes an honorary member of the Club of the Friends of Amateur Photography
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| November 1936 |
Becomes a member of the Photography Section of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1937 |
Photographie solo exhibition at the Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| May 8–27, 1937 |
Výstava Československé Avantgardy
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Prague |
| February 22–April 3, 1938 |
Fotografie exhibition of work from the Mánes Association of Fine Artists
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Prague |
| 1939–41 |
Co-edits Fotografický Obzor, marking a period of avant-garde focus for the magazine
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1943 |
The portfolio Modern Czech Photograph is published, featuring two photographs by Funke
Contributor: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
| 1943 |
Solo exhibition of five large-format photograph albums on Czech cathedrals, which he produced during World War II
Participant: Jaromír Funke
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Kolín |
| March 22, 1945 |
Dies
A necessary operation was postponed due to an air attack on the city during the final weeks of the war.
At location: Jaromír Funke
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Prague |
