Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer born in Bohemia on March 17th 1896 and died in Prague in September 1976. He is best known for his for his photographs of Prague. Sudek was originally a bookbinder but during the First World War he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1915 and served on the Italian Front. However, in 1916 he wounded his right arm which led to his arm being amputated. After the war his disability meant everything he did was limited so he onto study photography in Prague for two years. On the other hand, his disability gave him leeway to make art, and he did a lot of romantic Pictorialist style work in the 1920s. Sudek devoted his life to beauty and ‘used photography as a way to to explore the world around him, and it was in many ways therapeutic,’ says specialist Anne Bracegirdle, introducing the introspective Czech artist who found solace in still lifes amid wars and political turmoil.
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Artnet.com. (2020). Josef Sudek Artnet. [online] <http://www.artnet.com/artists/josef-sudek/> [Accessed 6 Jan. 2020].
En.wikipedia.org. (2020). Josef Sudek <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Sudek> [Accessed 6 Jan. 2020].
