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Josef Koudelka

Czech–French photographer (b. 1938)
Person human Q918352

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
January 10, 1938
Place of birth
Boskovice
Country of citizenship
Czech Republic, France, Czechoslovakia[5][6][7]
Occupation
photographer, photojournalist
Field of work
photography[8]
Educated at
Czech Technical University in Prague, Academy of Performing Arts[9]
Award received
Hasselblad Award, Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Robert Capa Gold Medal, Dr. Erich Salomon Prize, prix Nadar Gens d'images, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Lucie Award, National Photography Award (Spain), Personality of Czech photography, Royal Photographic Society Award[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Genre
theatrical photography, black-and-white photography[24][25]
Work location
London, Paris[28]
Nominated for
Magnesia Litera 2009[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English, Czech[33][34][35]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Records of persons of interest, REGO[30][31]
Different from
Josef Koudelka Bergstein[37]
Family name
Koudelka[26]
Floruit
2009[29]
Given name
Josef[27]
Has works in the collection
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, J. Paul Getty Museum
Member of
Magnum Photos, Academy of Arts, Berlin[21][22]
Name in native language
Josef Koudelka[36]
Show all 25 facts +1
P14750
C80B-488F-3155-1DE5-BE14
🏷️ Also known as
en Josef Koudelka en Joseph Koudelka ar جوزيف كوديلكا cs Jōsefu Kūderuka de Joseph Koudelka el Γιόζεφ Κουντέλκα fa جوزف کودلکا fr Joseph Koudelka he ג'וזף קודלקה he קודלקה it Joseph Koudelka it Josiph Koudelka ja ジョセフ・クーデルカ ja ジョゼフ・クーデルカ ja ジョゼフ・コウデルカ ja ヨゼフ・コウデルカ ko 요세프 쿠델카 nl P.P. ru Йозеф Куделка ru Куделка, Йозеф
🔖 Identifiers · 113
ISNI
0000000110645708
VIAF cluster ID
59084552
Library of Congress authority ID
n85042659
GND ID
118934198
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Josef Koudelka (2014).jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
904695
ADK member ID
55106
ARTIC artist ID
108265
ARTIC artwork ID
219024, 219023
AbART person ID
94152, 7924
ArchINFORM person/group ID
22618
Artist-info artist ID
39175
Show all 113 identifiers +101
Artists of the World ID
00802115
Artnet artist ID
josef-koudelka
Artsy artist ID
josef-koudelka
BHCL UUID
3e2ecdac-d66d-4212-b907-14a8227dd66d
BIBSYS ID
90961755
BNMM authority ID
000068254
Babelio author ID
8104
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11910023q
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
68934
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
koudelka-josef
CANTIC ID
981058523353306706
CBDB.cz author ID
7594
CONOR.SI ID
78689123
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12110778
Christie's creator ID
53427
CiNii Research ID
1140000791871267072
Cyprus University of Technology ID
54616
DACS ID (2022)
002152
DACS ID (former)
5235c048-1482-4df1-8717-dee8a0984761, b79fd52d-8eb4-e711-a66d-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
118934198
Databazeknih.cz author ID
4425
De Agostini ID
Koudelka,+Josef
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118934198
Discogs artist ID
2280525
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
koudelka-josef
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Josef-Koudelka
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
josef-koudelka
Europeana entity
agent/base/150903
FAST ID
156728
Filmový přehled person or company ID
8348
FotoCH photographer ID
26898
Fotografen.nl ID
240927
Freebase ID
/m/03pfc3
George Eastman Museum people ID
81874
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
josef-koudelka
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0262814
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Josef_Koudelka
Grove Art Online ID
T047768
IDU person ID
12503
IMDb ID
nm2616019
IdRef ID
028977092
Invaluable.com person ID
66mi9vhbv1
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa3634/josef-koudelka
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/104PRQ
JRC Names ID
411510
Japan Search name ID
ジョセフ・クーデルカ
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118934198
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118934198
Le Delarge artist ID
23078_artiste_KOUDELKA_Josef
Lex ID
Josef_Koudelka
Libraries Australia ID
35280916
Libris-URI
42gkn8rn4ph4l5z
Luminous-Lint ID
Josef__Koudelka
MACM artist ID
koudelka-josef
MNCARS artist ID
koudelka-josef
Met Constituent ID
56152
Munzinger person ID
00000031014
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
3229
MusicBrainz artist ID
44885b42-0584-47f7-9a42-ddd32f22a42c
MutualArt artist ID
50F1050C55962F8F
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03779020
NDL Authority ID
01230494
NE.se ID
josef-koudelka
NL CR AUT ID
jn19981001658
NLA Trove people ID
895655
NUKAT ID
n02030882
National Library of Brazil ID
000712141
National Library of Greece ID
205406
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007264188505171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018J3966
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BaDw;=Bu
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810612591605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1025777
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067866786
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
12903
Obálky knih ID
jn19981001658
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3926560
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100043120
Perlentaucher ID
josef-koudelka
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
19686
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
19420
Prabook ID
293006
RERO ID (legacy)
A003470271
RKDartists ID
240927
Radio France person ID
josef-koudelka
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
62666
SELIBR ID
286310
SFMOMA artist ID
Josef_Koudelka
SNAC ARK ID
w6065bj3
SVKKL authority ID
p0105400-Koudelka-Josef-1938
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
5996-josef-koudelka
Tabakalera ID
101542
Te Papa agent ID
5108
Union List of Artist Names ID
500062289
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058523353306706
V&A person ID
A10042
Who's Who in France biography ID
26642
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdGGbD6CVbJM3jdH38Qv3
Yale LUX ID
person/0abe0380-0b8a-48aa-9d30-f7ba15ca8fef
Étonnants voyageurs participant ID
22012
ČSFD person ID
35573

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 7
Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, J. Paul Getty Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Award received 6
Hasselblad Award, Robert Capa Gold Medal, prix Nadar Gens d'images, Dr. Erich Salomon Prize, Lucie Award, Personality of Czech photography
Country of citizenship 3
France, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Czech
Educated at 2
Czech Technical University in Prague, Academy of Performing Arts
Genre 2
black-and-white photography, theatrical photography
Member of 2
Magnum Photos, Academy of Arts, Berlin
Occupation 2
photographer, photojournalist
Work location 2
Paris, London
← Cast member 2
Ball Lightning, Waiter, Scarper!
Given name 1
Josef
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Boskovice
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kateřina
← Winner 1
Dr. Erich Salomon Prize
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Summary

Josef Koudelka was born on January 10, 1938[1], in Boskovice[2]. He has worked as a photographer[3] and photojournalist[4].

FAQs

Where was Josef Koudelka born?

Josef Koudelka was born in Boskovice[2].

What did Josef Koudelka do for work?

Josef Koudelka worked as a photographer[3] and photojournalist[4].

Where did Josef Koudelka go to school?

Josef Koudelka was educated at Academy of Performing Arts[9].

What awards did Josef Koudelka receive?

Honors received include Hasselblad Award[10], Czech Medal of Merit, 2nd class[11], Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[12], and Robert Capa Gold Medal[13].

Related Entities

Czechoslovakia Czech Republic France J. Paul Getty Museum London Magnum Photos Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Victoria and Albert Museum

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . hasselbladfoundation.org. Retrieved . hasselbladfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . dgph.de. dgph.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . rps.org. Retrieved . rps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . magnumphotos.com. magnumphotos.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . aleph.vkol.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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