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| name = Zoltán Glass
| name = Zoltán Glass
| birth_place = [[ Budapest]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| birth_place = [[Budapest]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1903|04|26}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1903|04|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1982|02|24|1903|04|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1981|02|24|1903|04|26}}
| death_place = [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France
| death_place = [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France
| occupation = Photographer
| occupation = Photographer
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Zoltán Glass, who was known to his friends as “Zolly”, was born in [[Budapest]], [[Austria-Hungary]] on April 26, 1903.<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|date=20 Feb 2001|work=Sharp Shooter|title=John Reynolds rediscovers the life and work of automotive photographer Zoltan Glass|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=14 Feb 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4748595/Sharp-shooter.html}}</ref> Following in his elder brother’s footsteps, he began his career as an artist and caricaturist.<ref>{{cite book |title=Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit |date=2000 |publisher=Hatje Cantz |isbn=3775790500 |pages=14}}</ref> However, he struggled to make ends meet and took various other jobs to supplement his income, including docker, night watchman, photographic retoucher, and stage designer.<ref>{{cite book |title=Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass |date=2021 |publisher=Wolfbait Books |isbn=9781916215146 |pages=5}}</ref>
Zoltán Glass, who was known to his friends as “Zolly”, was born in [[Budapest]], [[Austria-Hungary]] on April 26, 1903.<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=John|date=20 Feb 2001|work=Sharp Shooter|title=John Reynolds rediscovers the life and work of automotive photographer Zoltan Glass|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=14 Feb 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4748595/Sharp-shooter.html}}</ref> Following in his elder brother's footsteps, he began his career as an artist and caricaturist.<ref>{{cite book |title=Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit |date=2000 |publisher=Hatje Cantz |isbn=3775790500 |pages=14}}</ref> However, he struggled to make ends meet and took various other jobs to supplement his income, including docker, night watchman, photographic retoucher, and stage designer.<ref>{{cite book |title=Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass |date=2021 |publisher=Wolfbait Books |isbn=9781916215146 |pages=5}}</ref>


==Early career==
==Early career==
In 1925 Glass started working as a [[cartoonist]] and retoucher. In 1931 he moved to [[Berlin]] where he established himself as a photographer, working first as a picture editor of a Berlin evening paper, the 5-8 Uhr Abendblatt, and then, as a photojournalist at the Berliner Tagblatt. A keen motorsport enthusiast, Glass covered most of the big races at the [[Nürburgring]] and the [[Avus]] circuits. His photos of the [[Mercedes-Benz]] team received widespread public acclaim. However, in 1936 he was dismissed from the newspaper [[Berliner Tageblatt]] due to his Jewish ancestry. In 1938 he fled [[Germany]], bringing his negatives to [[London]].<ref name="Reynolds" />


In 1925, Zoltán moved to [[Berlin]], Germany, where, like his brother [[Stephen Glass (photographer)|Stephen Glass]], he established himself as a picture editor at an evening newspaper. He then became a photojournalist at the ''Berliner Tagblatt''. A keen motorsports enthusiast and amateur racer, Zoltán covered Germany's biggest races at the Nürburgring and Avus circuits.<ref name="Reynolds" /> In 1930 Zoltán established Reclaphot, a photographic agency that specialised in advertising work, and Autophot, a company dedicated exclusively to automobile photography.<ref>{{cite book |title=Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit |date=2000 |publisher=Hatje Cantz |isbn=3775790500 |pages=18}}</ref> His most famous photographs are of the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows team, which dominated Grand Prix racing during the mid-1930s.
During his London period Glass had a second career as a fashion and glamour photographer. [[Pamela Green]] was one of his regular models. Some of his work appeared in ''[[Lilliput (magazine)|Lilliput]]'', the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' and ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]''. He also worked as a stills photographer for film director [[Zoltan Korda]], brother of [[Alexander Korda]].

==Life in London==
With the rise of Hitler, business became increasingly difficult in Germany. Zoltán, as his brother did, fled to London, taking his negatives.<ref name="Reynolds"/> He was given work by another Jewish refugee, Arthur Spingarn, the owner of Sackville Advertising. However, as an enemy alien at the outbreak of World War II, he was not permitted to pursue his profession as a photographer and faced the threat of internment.

After the war, Zoltán earned a living taking publicity stills for clients in the film and theatre worlds. In 1948, after twelve years as an émigré, he became a naturalised British subject.<ref>{{cite book |title=Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit |date=2000 |publisher=Hatje Cantz |isbn=3775790500 |pages=24}}</ref>

By the mid-1950s, he was a successful fashion and advertising photographer in the capital, with a studio at 183 Kings Road, Chelsea, and another at 41 Paradise Walk, SW3.<ref>{{cite book |title=Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass |date=2021 |publisher=Wolfbait Books |isbn=9781916215146 |pages=6}}</ref>

One of Zoltán's clients was Odhams Press, which published ''[[Lilliput (magazine)|Lilliput]]'', a celebrated pocket-sized gentleman's magazine that featured an assortment of titillating articles and risqué humour, together with adventurous photographic essays by such well-known talents as [[Bill Brandt]] and Brassai.<ref>{{cite book |title=Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass |date=2021 |publisher=Wolfbait Books |isbn=9781916215146 |pages=9}}</ref> He photographed the British Glamour model [[Pamela Green]] for ''Lilliput'' in 1952. He also worked as a stills photographer for film director [[Zoltan Korda]], brother of [[Alexander Korda]].

In 1955 a collection of Zoltán's nude photographs was published in the monograph ''Neue Wege Der Aktfotografie von Zoltán Glass'' by the German publisher Karl Hofmann.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Glass |first1=Zoltán |title=Neue Wege Der Aktfotografie von Zoltan Glass |date=1955 |publisher=Karl Hofmann}}</ref>


==Retirement==
==Retirement==
By 1964, Zoltán Glass had made enough money to sell his Chelsea studios to a consortium of British photographers. He then moved to a villa in Roquebrune on the French Riviera with his common-law wife Pat, a former cabaret dancer. <ref name="Reynolds" /> He offered his collection of pin-up photography to glamour photographer [[Harrison Marks]] turned it down.<ref>{{cite book |title=Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass |date=2021 |publisher=Wolfbait Books |isbn=9781916215146 |pages=11}}</ref> Zoltán died in France on February 24, 1981, at the age of 78,<ref name="Reynolds" /> leaving neither offspring nor a will. His photographs were eventually given to The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, Yorkshire.
By 1964, Zoltán Glass had made enough money to sell his Chelsea studios to a consortium of British photographers. He then moved to a villa in Roquebrune on the French Riviera with his common-law wife Pat, a former cabaret dancer.<ref name="Reynolds" /> He offered his collection of pin-up photography to glamour photographer [[Harrison Marks]] who turned it down.<ref>{{cite book |title=Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass |date=2021 |publisher=Wolfbait Books |isbn=9781916215146 |pages=11}}</ref> Zoltán died in France on February 24, 1981, at the age of 78,<ref name="Reynolds" /> leaving neither offspring nor a will. His photographs were eventually given to The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, Yorkshire.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:02, 9 May 2024

Zoltán Glass
Born(1903-04-26)26 April 1903
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died24 February 1981(1981-02-24) (aged 77)
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1930s–1960s

Zoltán Glass (26 April 1903 – 24 February 1982) was a Hungarian photographer. He was one of the renowned photographers of the 20th century.[1]

Early life

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Zoltán Glass, who was known to his friends as “Zolly”, was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary on April 26, 1903.[2] Following in his elder brother's footsteps, he began his career as an artist and caricaturist.[3] However, he struggled to make ends meet and took various other jobs to supplement his income, including docker, night watchman, photographic retoucher, and stage designer.[4]

Early career

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In 1925, Zoltán moved to Berlin, Germany, where, like his brother Stephen Glass, he established himself as a picture editor at an evening newspaper. He then became a photojournalist at the Berliner Tagblatt. A keen motorsports enthusiast and amateur racer, Zoltán covered Germany's biggest races at the Nürburgring and Avus circuits.[2] In 1930 Zoltán established Reclaphot, a photographic agency that specialised in advertising work, and Autophot, a company dedicated exclusively to automobile photography.[5] His most famous photographs are of the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows team, which dominated Grand Prix racing during the mid-1930s.

Life in London

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With the rise of Hitler, business became increasingly difficult in Germany. Zoltán, as his brother did, fled to London, taking his negatives.[2] He was given work by another Jewish refugee, Arthur Spingarn, the owner of Sackville Advertising. However, as an enemy alien at the outbreak of World War II, he was not permitted to pursue his profession as a photographer and faced the threat of internment.

After the war, Zoltán earned a living taking publicity stills for clients in the film and theatre worlds. In 1948, after twelve years as an émigré, he became a naturalised British subject.[6]

By the mid-1950s, he was a successful fashion and advertising photographer in the capital, with a studio at 183 Kings Road, Chelsea, and another at 41 Paradise Walk, SW3.[7]

One of Zoltán's clients was Odhams Press, which published Lilliput, a celebrated pocket-sized gentleman's magazine that featured an assortment of titillating articles and risqué humour, together with adventurous photographic essays by such well-known talents as Bill Brandt and Brassai.[8] He photographed the British Glamour model Pamela Green for Lilliput in 1952. He also worked as a stills photographer for film director Zoltan Korda, brother of Alexander Korda.

In 1955 a collection of Zoltán's nude photographs was published in the monograph Neue Wege Der Aktfotografie von Zoltán Glass by the German publisher Karl Hofmann.[9]

Retirement

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By 1964, Zoltán Glass had made enough money to sell his Chelsea studios to a consortium of British photographers. He then moved to a villa in Roquebrune on the French Riviera with his common-law wife Pat, a former cabaret dancer.[2] He offered his collection of pin-up photography to glamour photographer Harrison Marks who turned it down.[10] Zoltán died in France on February 24, 1981, at the age of 78,[2] leaving neither offspring nor a will. His photographs were eventually given to The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, Yorkshire.

References

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  1. ^ "Zoltan Glass Photographs Digitized". Super Street Network. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Reynolds, John (20 February 2001). "John Reynolds rediscovers the life and work of automotive photographer Zoltan Glass". Sharp Shooter. The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit. Hatje Cantz. 2000. p. 14. ISBN 3775790500.
  4. ^ Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass. Wolfbait Books. 2021. p. 5. ISBN 9781916215146.
  5. ^ Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit. Hatje Cantz. 2000. p. 18. ISBN 3775790500.
  6. ^ Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit. Hatje Cantz. 2000. p. 24. ISBN 3775790500.
  7. ^ Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass. Wolfbait Books. 2021. p. 6. ISBN 9781916215146.
  8. ^ Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass. Wolfbait Books. 2021. p. 9. ISBN 9781916215146.
  9. ^ Glass, Zoltán (1955). Neue Wege Der Aktfotografie von Zoltan Glass. Karl Hofmann.
  10. ^ Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass. Wolfbait Books. 2021. p. 11. ISBN 9781916215146.
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