- Jürgen Schadeberg
Jürgen Schadeberg (born
1931 ) is aSouth Africa nphotographer andartist .Overview
Jürgen Schadeberg was born in
Berlin in1931 . In1950 , he moved toSouth Africa to rejoin his family and joined Drum magazine as officialphotographer and layout artist.Schadeberg became a teacher and mentor to some of the most creative South African photographers of his time, like
Bob Gosani ,Ernest Cole and laterPeter Magubane . cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Jürgen Schadeberg | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.linkpicturelibrary.com/docs/theprintroom/JurgenSchadeberg/docs/pages/jschad.htm | work =Link Portfolio | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-17 | language = ] As one of the few white photographers who photographed daily life among the black community, he became knowledgeable about black life and culture. As a result, he captured on film the beginnings of the freedom movement, the effects ofapartheid and the vibrancy of township life.Schadeberg photographed many historic and pivotal events in the 1950s among them the
Defiance Campaign of1952 , the1956 Treason Trial , theSophiatown removals of1955 , the Sophiatown jazz and social scene, theSharpeville funeral of1960 and pictures ofRobben Island inmates. Some of the famous people he photographed includeNelson Mandela ,Walter Sisulu ,Oliver Tambo ,Trevor Huddleston andGovan Mbeki . He also documented the Fiftiesjazz legends such asDolly Rathebe ,Kippie Moeketsi ,Thandi Klaasen andMiriam Makeba .Drum wanted the singer
Dolly Rathebe to be the cover girl for one of their issues. Schadeberg took her to a Johannesburg mine dump and photographed her in a bikini. The two were arrested for contravening theImmorality Act which forbade interracial relationships. cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Dolly Rathebe | date= | publisher=S A History | url =http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/rathebe-d.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-03 | language = ]In
1959 , Schadeberg left Drum to become afreelancer . He was part of an expedition led by Professor Phillip V. Tobias from theUniversity of the Witwatersrand to study the San (Bushmen). These images were published in "The Kalahari Bushmen Dance" in1982 . cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Jürgen Schadeberg | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/schadeberg-j.htm | work =SA History | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-03 | language = ]He was forced to leave South Africa in
1964 and went toLondon . Here he taught and curated photographic exhibitions, notably for theWhitechapel Art Gallery .He then moved to
Spain where he concentrated on a career as an artist. In1972 , he returned toAfrica where he accepted a position as photographer forChristian Aid inBotswana andTanzania . In1973 he traveled fromSenegal andMali toKenya andZaire to take photographs.In
1984 , Schadeberg returned to South Africa. He continues to work as a photo-journalist as well as making documentaries about the black community.Books
* "The Fifties people of South Africa : the lives of some ninety-five people who were influential in South Africa during the fifties, a period which saw the first stirrings of the coming revolution" / with photo's by Bob Gosani ... [et al.] , Bailey's African Photo Archives, 1987, ISBN 0-62-010529-1
* "The Finest photos from the old Drum", Bailey's African Photo Archives, 1987; Penguin Books [distributor] , ISBN 0-62-0105811-0
* "The Kalahari Bushmen dance", Jürgen Schadeberg, 1982, ISBN 0-70-450472-3
* "Nelson Mandela and the rise of the ANC" / compiled and edited by Jürgen Schadeberg ; photographs by Ian Berry ... [et al.] ; text by Benson Dyantyi ... [et al.] , Jonathan Ball, 1990, ISBN 0-94-746418-2
* "Sof'town blues [Sof'town is an abbreviation for Sophiatown] : images from the black '50s", J. Schadeberg, 1994, ISBN 0-95-839801-1
* "Voices from Robben Island", Ravan Press, 1994, ISBN 0-86-975454-8
* "The black and white fifties : Jürgen Schadeberg's South Africa", Protea, 2001, ISBN 1-91-982571-1
* "Soweto today", Protea Book House, 2002, ISBN 1-91-982572-X
* "Who Killed Mr. Drum?" / Sylvester Stein / photography by Jürgen Schadeberg, Corvo Books, 2003, ISBN 0-95-432551-6
* "The Book of Life", UN Development Programme, 2004, ISBN 0-62-033285-9
* "Witness: 52 Years of Pointing Lenses at Life", Protea Book House, 2004, ISBN 1-86-919067-X
* "Voices from the Land", Protea Book House, 2005, ISBN 1-86919-105-6
* "Tales from Jozi", Protea Book House, 2007, ISBN 978-1-86919-175-7
* "Jürgen Schadeberg", Hatje Cantz Verlag, Edited by Ralf-P. Seippel, 2008, German/English/French, ISBN 978-3-7757-2150-9
Film and video
* "Ernest Cole" - Video - 52 mins - The life and work of a courageous & pioneering black photographer
* "Voices from
Robben Island " - 16 mm - 90 mins - The history of the infamous island prison - a BBC co-production* "War & Peace" - Video - 60 mins - The history of the ANC from 1900 - 1994
* "
Have you seen Drum recently? " - 35 mm - 77 mins - The vibrant and turbulent fifties with original music and photographs* "The seven ages of music" - Video - 56 mins - A musical trip through history - from San singing to
Hugh Masekela * "Dolly & the Inkspots" - Video - 26 mins - The life and memories of this legendary jazz singing combination
* "Drumbeats" - 16 mm - 56 mins
* "Ballroom Fever" - Video - 26 mins
* "Jo'burg Cocktail" - Video - 56 mins
* "Halala Bomane! [Hail the Women!] " - Video - 56 minsolo Exhibitions
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