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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. <ref name="Reynolds" /> He offered his collection of pin-up photography to glamour photographer [[Harrison Marks]] |
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, leaving neither offspring nor a will. His photographs were eventually given to The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, Yorkshire. |
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Zoltán Glass | |
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| Born | 26 April 1903 |
| Died | 24 February 1982 (aged 78) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1930s–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
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
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.[2]
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, the Daily Mirror and Life. He also worked as a stills photographer for film director Zoltan Korda, brother of Alexander Korda.
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. [2] He offered his collection of pin-up photography to glamour photographer Harrison Marks turned it down.[5] Zoltán died in France on February 24, 1981, at the age of 78, leaving neither offspring nor a will. His photographs were eventually given to The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, Yorkshire.
References
- ^ "Zoltan Glass Photographs Digitized". Super Street Network. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Zoltán Glass – Speed and Spirit. Hatje Cantz. 2000. p. 14. ISBN 3775790500.
- ^ Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass. Wolfbait Books. 2021. p. 5. ISBN 9781916215146.
- ^ Poise & Pose: Studio Nudes by Stephen Glass. Wolfbait Books. 2021. p. 11. ISBN 9781916215146.
External links
- Racing and fashion photographs from Science and Society Picture Library
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