Edith Kallir
Edith Haber, also known by her married name Edith Kallir, (June 15, 1915 – September 2, 1982) was an Austrian-born American photographer and educator. She is best known for her photographs of Grandma Moses which she was commissioned to take in 1940. These became well known around the world in a series of publications in 1950s illustrated magazines.
Edith Kallir
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- Edith Kallir
- Born
- 15 June 1915
- Died
- 2 September 1982
- Occupation
- Photographer and educator
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Edith Haber, also known by her married name Edith Kallir, (June 15, 1915 – September 2, 1982) was an Austrian-born American photographer and educator. She is best known for her photographs of Grandma Moses which she was commissioned to take in 1940. These became well known around the world in a series of publications in 1950s illustrated magazines.
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Her husband Wilhelm Kallir was a relative of the art historian Otto Kallir. Otto was an important collector of Grandma Moses's paintings.
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• Name — Edith Kallir • Born — 15 June 1915 • Died — 2 September 1982 • Occupation — Photographer and educator
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1915
Edith Kallir was born on 1 January 1915.
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Edith Kallir died on 1 January 1982.
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- 1.K. G. Saur. Edith Kallir. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online. 15 December 2009. 10.1515/AKL.
- 2.University of Vienna. Wilhelm Kallir. Memorial Book for the Victims of National Socialism at the University of Vienna 1938.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Auer, Anna. Film und Fotografie. De Gruyter. 2022. 9783112422908.
- Princeton University Press. Grandma Moses: A Good Day's Work. 2025. 9780691272412.
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