Francis Reiss

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Francis Reiss
Born1927 (1927)
Hamburg, Germany
Died4 December 2017
NationalityAustralian
Known forPhotography

Francis Reiss (1927 – 4 December 2017) was an Australian photographer, born to Danish parents in Hamburg, Germany. He was best known for his work for Picture Post and Life magazines.

Early life[edit]

Reiss was born in 1927 in Hamburg, Germany to Danish parents.[1] He began taking photos as a child. The family moved to the United Kingdom in 1936. There he attended Oundle School, and began taking photos.[2]

Career and death[edit]

Reiss began working for Picture Post magazine in the UK at the age of 17, the youngest staff photographer employed by them.[2] Picture Post published over 60 picture stories by him. In 1947, Reiss sailed for New York and immediately started working for LIFE magazine. In 1950, realising he had gone stale, Reiss quit photography, and entered the wool trade.[1][3]

Not until 1993, ten years after migrating to Australia and receiving a chance commission from James Mollison did he return to photography.[citation needed] Reiss died on 4 December 2017 at the age of 90.[4][5]

Collections[edit]

His works are held in a number of collections:

Exhibitions[edit]

His work has been exhibited at a number of galleries in Australia, including one-man shows at:[1]

and in group exhibitions at:

Publications[edit]

His work has appeared in the following publications:[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Francis Reiss: pictures of the 1940s". Monash Gallery of Art. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ford, Wayne. "The photography of Francis Reiss". Wayne Ford's blog. Tumblr. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Photos document 1950s Australia riding on the sheep's back". ABC News. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ Jeremy Story Carter [@jstorycarter] (5 December 2017). "Francis Reiss – the photographer behind these beautiful photos and so many more – died yesterday. I was lucky enough to spend an arvo with him a few months back. It was a real privilege" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Photographer Francis E. Reiss Dies Aged 90". Getty Images. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Search (enter 'Francis Reiss picture')". slv.vic.gov.au. State Library Victoria. Retrieved 14 May 2017. over 40 photographs held
  7. ^ "Catalogue: Search (enter 'Francis Reiss picture')". catalogue.nla.gov.au. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2017. over 280 photographs held
  8. ^ "Francis Reiss b. 1927". portrait.gov.au. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  9. ^ "NGV Collection Online: Portrait of Dr Ursula Hoff 1994 Francis Reiss". ngv.vic.gov.au. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Photographs: Sydney Harbour panorama, 1952, taken from Nielsen Park photographed by Francis Reiss". primo-slnsw.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  11. ^ "City of Whitehorse Arts and Culture: Our Collection – Subcollections: Works on Paper". cv.vic.gov.au. Culture Victoria. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017. Of particular note are the following folios: .. A Week in the Life of Whitehorse Commission: Images by June Orford and Francis Reiss, 2004 (24 digital images)
  12. ^ "A moment in time: Portraits of the 1990s by Francis Reiss". Bendigo Art Gallery. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  13. ^ "War and Peace: Photographs by Francis Reiss". Exhibition details. Whitehorse Art Space. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  14. ^ "On the Sheep's Back". Exhibition details. Whitehorse Artspace. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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