‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955

Julia Winckler

‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955

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Abstract

This essay foregrounds Austrian émigré Wolf Suschitzky’s contributions to the field of applied photography in Britain between 1935 and 1955. In particular, it focuses on three practical manuals on photographing children and animals, and two illustrated children’s books. A second aim of this essay has been to track some of the creative professional émigré circles within which Suschitzky moved during his first decade in exile and to explore how these intersected and diverged. Suschitzky also developed strong working relations with respected members of the British establishment, who supported his career by commissioning work from him.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933
Subtitle of host publication	Changing Visual and Material Culture
Editors	Marian Malet, Rachel Dickson, Sarah MacDougall , Anna Nyburg
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Brill Academic Publishers
Volume	19
ISBN (Print)	9789004395091
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2019

Publication series

Name	Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies
Volume	19

Keywords

photography and archives
Wolf Suschitzky
applied arts
visual and material culture
Emigre artist
photography manual
animals as subject matter

Julia Winckler
- J.Wincklerbrighton.acuk
- School of Art and Media - Principal Lecturer
- Photography Research Excellence Group
- Centre for Design History
Person: Academic

1 Invited talk

Wolf Suschitzky - Edith Tudor-Hart Gespräch und Filmvorführung
Winckler, J. (Presenter), Kaindl, K. (Presenter), Schreiner, P. (Presenter) & Birnbaum, L. (Presenter)
13 Aug 2020
Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk

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Winckler, J. (2019). ‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955. In M. Malet, R. Dickson, S. MacDougall , & A. Nyburg (Eds.), Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933: Changing Visual and Material Culture (Vol. 19 ). (Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies; Vol. 19). Brill Academic Publishers.

Winckler, Julia. / ‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955. Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933: Changing Visual and Material Culture . editor / Marian Malet ; Rachel Dickson ; Sarah MacDougall ; Anna Nyburg. Vol. 19 London : Brill Academic Publishers, 2019. (Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies).

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Winckler, J 2019, ‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955. in M Malet, R Dickson, S MacDougall & A Nyburg (eds), Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933: Changing Visual and Material Culture . vol. 19 , Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, vol. 19, Brill Academic Publishers, London .

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Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933: Changing Visual and Material Culture . ed. / Marian Malet; Rachel Dickson; Sarah MacDougall ; Anna Nyburg. Vol. 19 London : Brill Academic Publishers, 2019. (Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies; Vol. 19).

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Winckler J. ‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955. In Malet M, Dickson R, MacDougall S, Nyburg A, editors, Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933: Changing Visual and Material Culture . Vol. 19 . London : Brill Academic Publishers. 2019. (Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies).

‘Quite content to be called a good craftsman’ – an exploration of Wolf Suschitzky’s extensive contributions to the field of applied photography between 1935 and 1955

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