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Xavier Miserachs

Xavier Miserachs was a Spanish photographer and photojournalist (1937–1998). He was born at Barcelona and died at Badalona.

Also recorded as Xavier Miserachs i Ribalta; X. Miserachs.

Xavier Miserachs in brief

Born
1937
Died
1998
Known for
photographer and photojournalist
Place of birth
Barcelona
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Xavier Miserachs i Ribalta and X. Miserachs. His recorded languages were Catalan and Spanish.

He was the child of Manuel Miserachs i Rigalt and Montserrat Ribalta i Escoda.

Formation and teaching

Xavier Miserachs studied at University of Barcelona. His recorded influences include William Klein, Francesc Català Roca, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Oriol Maspons i Casades and Ricard Terré.

Recognition and collections

Xavier Miserachs received Saint George's Cross. Work by Xavier Miserachs is held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art.

Catalogued works

13 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Metros y metrópolis. Miserachs Barcelona. Xavier Miserachs. Epílogo Imprevisto. El Passeig de Gràcia. Girona. Conversaciones en Madrid y en Cataluña. Barcelona En Blanc I Negre (Elect.Arte). Costa Brava show. Criterio Fotografico. Criterio fotográfico. Fulls de contactes. Memòries de Barcelona. La Costa Brava.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lectura, imagen y sentido: En los cachorros de Mario Vargas Llosa ( Y también Xavier Miserachs), FOT, 2020. Le ténébrisme de Xavier Miserachs, Cahiers d'études romanes, 2004. La mirada explícita: fundamentos estéticos de la fotografía de Xavier Miserachs, Archivo Español de Arte, 2019. Le ténébrisme de Xavier Miserachs, Cahiers d’Études Romanes, 2004. Tourism, Art and Masquerade in Spain: the Case of the Costa BravaTourism, Art and Masquerade in Spain: the Case of the Costa Brava, Anales de Historia del Arte, 2013. Aperçu de la photographie urbaine en Espagne, Cahiers d’Études Romanes, 2004.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Xavier Miserachs studied at University of Barcelona. the recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish.

William Klein, Francesc Català Roca and Henri Cartier-Bresson are recorded as an influence.

Work by Xavier Miserachs is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art.

Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross.

Chronology

  1. 1937Xavier Miserachs born at Barcelona.
  2. 1998Xavier Miserachs died at Badalona.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    La mirada explícita: fundamentos estéticos de la fotografía de Xavier Miserachs, Archivo Español de Arte, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Le ténébrisme de Xavier Miserachs, Cahiers d'études romanes, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Lectura, imagen y sentido: En los cachorros de Mario Vargas Llosa ( Y también Xavier Miserachs), FOT, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Xavier Miserachs (Internet Archive), 13 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Xavier Miserachs.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1338236: Xavier Miserachs

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  7. 7.

    “Xavier Miserachs”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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