Richard Kalvar
Richard Kalvar (born 1944) is an American photographer who has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1975. Kalvar has had a solo exhibition at Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris.
Richard Kalvar
- Born
- 1944 · Brooklyn.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- English
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Richard Kalvar (born 1944) is an American photographer who has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1975. Kalvar has had a solo exhibition at Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris.
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Life and work
Life and work
Kalvar was born in Brooklyn, New York. A trip to Europe in 1966 with a Pentax camera given him by French fashion photographer Jérôme Ducrot (with whom Kalvar worked in New York as an assistant) inspired him to become a photographer. On his return to New York he worked at Modernage photo lab. Two years later he moved to Paris and joined Agence Vu photography agency. Kalvar has worked around the world, especially in England, France, Italy, Japan and the United States.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• Agathe Gaillard Gallery, Paris • 2007: Terrans, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris • 2008: Retrospective, Casal Solleric, Illes Balears, Spain • 2010: Earthlings: Retrospective, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Iserlohn, Germany
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• 2015: Paris Magnum, Hôtel de Ville, Paris • 2017: Magnum Analog Recovery Le Bal, Paris
Publications by Kalvar
Publications by Kalvar
• Familles en France. France: Viva, 1973. • L’Usine. France: Colgate Palmolive, 1987, B004AEYWEC. • Portrait de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. France: P.O. Calmann-Lévy, 1993,. • Earthlings. Flammarion, 2007,.
Publications with others
Publications with others
• Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010.. Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.
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- 1.IsaFred Carpentier. Kalvar Richard - Grands Photographes. Grands photographes.
- 2.Hervé Le Goff. Richard Kalvar. Photo Poche. 158. 2018.
- 3.Richard Kalvar. Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
- 4.Richard Kalvar. Centre Pompidou.
- 5.Richard Kalvar, 158, Éditions Actes Sud, 2018
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- Les années Viva, 1972-1982 : une agence de photographes, d’Anne-Laure Wanaverbecq et Aurore Deligny, Paris, Marval / Jeu de Paume, 2007.
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