ARTISTVIEW ALL
Jaroslav Rössler
Czech
1902–1990
About the Artist
Explore life events-
Jaroslav Rössler. Self-Portrait. 1923. Gelatin silver print, 10 11/16 x 9 1/8" (27.1 x 23.1 cm). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. © Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Paris Prague
- Schools Devětsil, 1920–31
- Exhibitions Nová fotografie, 1930
Artist Chronology
| May 25, 1902 |
Born
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Havlíckuv Brod |
| 1914 |
Attends a commercial academy in Kolín
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Kolín |
| 1917–25 |
Apprentices at Drtikol a spol, the studio of Frantisek Drtikol, and lodges in the studio's printing room
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
| 1918 |
Begins assembling amateur radio sets
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
| August 1921–spring 1922 |
Works as a negative retoucher at the Savic Studio
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Belgrade |
| 1923 |
Become members of Devětsil
At location: Jaroslav Rössler, Jindřich Štyrský
|
Prague |
| 1923 |
Purchases his first camera, a 9 x 9 cm camera
Previously, he had been using a 9 x 12 cm camera borrowed from Drtikol's studio.
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
| 1924 |
Serves as a photographer for an airborne regiment
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Hradec Králové |
| 1924 |
19th Paris Photo Salon of the French Photographic Society
Participant: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Paris |
| 1925 |
Makes a series of photocollages
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
| December 1925–June 1926 |
Works in the studio of Gaston and Lucien Manuel
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Paris |
| 1926 |
Devětsil exhibition at the Rudolfinum
Participant: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
| 1927–32 |
Works for an advertising studio
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Paris |
| May 1930 |
Nová fotografie at Aventinská Mansarda
Organizer: Alexander Hackenschmied
|
Prague |
| 1932–34 |
Works as a photographer and retoucher for Studio Piaz
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Paris |
| 1935 |
Deported after being arrested while photographing a demonstration of civil servants
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Paris |
| 1936 |
Establishes a photography studio; works mainly on commissions
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
| January 5, 1990 |
Dies
At location: Jaroslav Rössler
|
Prague |
