Josef Breitenbach

American photographer (1896-1984)
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Josef Breitenbach

Summary

Josef Breitenbach is a human[1]. He was born in Munich[2]. He was born on April 3, 1896[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on October 7, 1984[5]. He worked as a photographer[6] and artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Josef Breitenbach's place of birth was Munich[2].
  • Josef Breitenbach died in New York City[4].
  • Josef Breitenbach was born on April 3, 1896[3].
  • Josef Breitenbach died on October 7, 1984[5].
  • Josef Breitenbach held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Josef Breitenbach held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Josef Breitenbach's professions included photographer[6].
  • Josef Breitenbach's professions included artist[7].
  • Josef Breitenbach's field of work was portrait photography[11].
  • Josef Breitenbach's field of work was fine-art photography[12].
  • Josef Breitenbach's field of work was surrealism[13].
  • Josef Breitenbach's field of work was photojournalism[14].
  • Josef Breitenbach was employed by Black Mountain College[15].
  • Josef Breitenbach is recorded as male[16].
  • Josef Breitenbach's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Josef Breitenbach's archives at is recorded as Center for Creative Photography[18].
  • Josef Breitenbach's family name is recorded as Breitenbach[19].
  • Josef Breitenbach's given name is recorded as Josef[20].
  • Josef Breitenbach's described by source is recorded as Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century[21].
  • Josef Breitenbach's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].
  • Josef Breitenbach's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Josef Breitenbach'}[23].
  • Josef Breitenbach's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1930[24].
  • Josef Breitenbach's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 1965[25].
  • Josef Breitenbach's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[26].
  • Josef Breitenbach's has works in the collection is recorded as Art Institute of Chicago[27].

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Origins and Family

Josef Breitenbach's place of birth was Munich[2]. He was born on April 3, 1896[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[6] and artist[7]. Fields of work include portrait photography[11], a photography genre[28]; fine-art photography[12], a photography genre[29]; surrealism[13], an art movement[30], founded in 1920[31]; and photojournalism[14], a journalism genre[32]. Josef Breitenbach was employed by Black Mountain College[15].

Death and Burial

Josef Breitenbach died on October 7, 1984[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Josef Breitenbach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Josef Breitenbach born?

Josef Breitenbach's place of birth was Munich[2].

Where did Josef Breitenbach die?

Josef Breitenbach passed away in New York City[4].

What did Josef Breitenbach do for work?

Josef Breitenbach worked as photographer[6] and artist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . archive.metromod.net. Retrieved . archive.metromod.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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