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Subject: Re: [Leica] Eva Besnyo died this morning
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:30:07 -0800
References: <3FDA339C.7080006@wanadoo.nl>

Michiel

I have seen that self-portrait before, but I cannot recall where!

I will do a web search.

Jerry

Michiel Fokkema wrote:

> This morning the great photographer Eva Besnyo died at the age of 93.
> She was born in Budapest and in 1930 moved to Berlin. Already two years
> later when Hitler came in sight she moved to Holland where she lived
> until her death. Looking back she says that in these two years, in full
> freedom, in Berlin she made her best photographs.
> She is famous because she was one of the first street/documentary
> photographers.
> Later she photographed(among other subjects) the Dutch woman rights
> movement.
> We lost a great person and a great photographer.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michiel Fokkema
>
> http://www.nl12.nl/nl12/eva/show02.html
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