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{{Short description|Polish–British photographer and soldier (1921–2008)}}
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'''Jorge Lewinski''' (25 March 1921 – 31 January 2008)<ref>{{cite news|first=Amanda |last=Hopkinson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/feb/13/2 |title=Obituary: Jorge Lewinski|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 February 2008}}</ref> was a Polish–British photographer and soldier.


== Biography ==
'''Jorge Lewinski''' (1921-2008) was a Polish-British [[photographer]] and soldier.
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Born in [[Lwów]], [[Poland]] (now Lviv, [[Ukraine]]), in 1921, Lewinski survived Russian occupation, [[internment]], and [[forced labour]] in [[Siberia]]. After [[conscription]] into the Polish army, he served with Allied forces in South-west Asia. In 1942, he was sent to Britain to join the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]], and afterwards settled.


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In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the [[Portrait photography|portraiture]] of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain. Subjects included [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]], [[LS Lowry]], [[David Hockney]], [[Henry Moore]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]], [[Pauline Boty]], [[Gilbert and George]], [[Barbara Hepworth]], [[Barry Kay]], [[William Pye (sculptor)|William Pye]], [[Peter Lanyon]], [[Marc Vaux]], [[Albert Irvin]], [[Maggi Hambling]], [[Kenneth Martin (English painter)|Kenneth Martin]], [[Sean Scully]], [[Bridget Riley]], [[Reg Butler]], [[Anthony Gormley]], [[Julian Trevelyan]], [[Sheila Fell]], [[Allen Jones (sculptor)|Allen Jones]], [[Richard Wilson (sculptor)|Richard Wilson]], and more.
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Born in [[Lwow]], [[Poland]] (now [[Ukraine]]), in 1921, Lewinski survived Russian occupation, [[internment]], and [[forced labour]] in [[Siberia]]. After [[conscription]] into the Polish army, he served with Allied forces in the [[Middle East]]. In 1942, he was sent to Britain to join the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]], and afterwards settled.

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In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the [[Portrait photography|portraiture]] of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain. Subjects included [[Francis Bacon]], [[LS Lowry]], [[David Hockney]], [[Henry Moore]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]], [[Pauline Boty]], [[Gilbert and George]], [[Barbara Hepworth]], [[William Pye (sculptor)|William Pye]], [[Fred Pollock]], [[Bill Redgrave]], [[Peter Lanyon]], [[Fe McWilliam]], [[Alexander Katz]], [[Marc Vaux]], [[Albert Irvin]], [[Maggi Hambling]], [[Kenneth Martin]], [[Sean Scully]], [[Bridget Riley]], [[Reg Butler]], [[Anthony Gormley]], [[Julian Trevelyan]], [[Sheila Fell]], [[Allen Jones (sculptor)|Allen Jones]], [[Richard Wilson (sculptor)|Richard Wilson]], and more.


Lewinski was Senior Lecturer at the [[London College of Printing]] from 1968 to 1982, and he was admired as both a teacher and a writer on photography.
Lewinski was Senior Lecturer at the [[London College of Printing]] from 1968 to 1982, and he was admired as both a teacher and a writer on photography.


He was married to the photographer [[Mayotte Magnus]] and lived between England and France.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mike |last=von Joel|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jorge-lewinski-portrait-photographer-who-captured-a-generation-of-british-artists-on-film-779776.html|title=Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=8 February 2008}}</ref>
He was married to [[Mayotte Magnus]], the photographer, and lived between [[England]] and [[France]].


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.jorgelewinski.com Jorge Lewinski]
*[http://www.jorgelewinski.com Jorge Lewinski]
*[http://www.chatsworth.org/learn/the-devonshire-collection/lewinski-photo-archive Jorge Lewinski Archive at Chatsworth House]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214617/http://www.chatsworth.org/learn/the-devonshire-collection/lewinski-photo-archive Jorge Lewinski Archive at Chatsworth House]
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3314823.ece Jorge Lewinski Times Obituary]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517075742/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3314823.ece Jorge Lewinski ''Times'' obituary]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112656/http://www.allartnews.com/sothebys-to-host-the-first-ever-london-exhibition-of-a-major-collection-of-20th-century-british-art/ Jorge Lewinski at Sothebys]
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/feb/13/2 Jorge Lewinski Guardian Obituary]
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*[http://www.artnet.com/artists/jorge-s.-lewinski/past-auction-results Artnet Encyclopaedia]
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jorge-lewinski-portrait-photographer-who-captured-a-generation-of-british-artists-on-film-779776.html Jorge Lewinski Independent Obituary]

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*[http://www.allartnews.com/sothebys-to-host-the-first-ever-london-exhibition-of-a-major-collection-of-20th-century-british-art/ Jorge Lewinski at Sothebys]
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*[http://www.artnet.com/artists/jorge+s.-lewinski/past-auction-results Artnet Encyclopaedia]


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Latest revision as of 13:30, 18 October 2024

Jorge Lewinski (25 March 1921 – 31 January 2008)[1] was a Polish–British photographer and soldier.

Biography

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Born in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine), in 1921, Lewinski survived Russian occupation, internment, and forced labour in Siberia. After conscription into the Polish army, he served with Allied forces in South-west Asia. In 1942, he was sent to Britain to join the RAF, and afterwards settled.

In 1966, having developed a name for himself through the portraiture of artists, he became the pre-eminent photographer of artists in Britain. Subjects included Francis Bacon, LS Lowry, David Hockney, Henry Moore, Marcel Duchamp, Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Gilbert and George, Barbara Hepworth, Barry Kay, William Pye, Peter Lanyon, Marc Vaux, Albert Irvin, Maggi Hambling, Kenneth Martin, Sean Scully, Bridget Riley, Reg Butler, Anthony Gormley, Julian Trevelyan, Sheila Fell, Allen Jones, Richard Wilson, and more.

Lewinski was Senior Lecturer at the London College of Printing from 1968 to 1982, and he was admired as both a teacher and a writer on photography.

He was married to the photographer Mayotte Magnus and lived between England and France.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hopkinson, Amanda (13 February 2008). "Obituary: Jorge Lewinski". The Guardian.
  2. ^ von Joel, Mike (8 February 2008). "Jorge Lewinski: Portrait photographer who captured a generation of British artists on film". The Independent.
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