Richard Kalvar Explained

Richard Kalvar (born 1944) is an American photographer who has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1975.^[1]

Kalvar has had a solo exhibition at Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris.

Life and work

Kalvar was born in Brooklyn, New York. A trip to Europe in 1966 with a Pentax camera given him by French fashion photographer Jérôme Ducrot (with whom Kalvar worked in New York as an assistant) inspired him to become a photographer. On his return to New York he worked at Modernage photo lab.^[2] Two years later he moved to Paris and joined Agence Vu photography agency.^[3]

Kalvar has worked around the world, especially in England, France, Italy, Japan and the United States.^[4]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Agathe Gaillard Gallery, Paris
• 2007: Terrans, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris^[5]
• 2008: Retrospective, Casal Solleric, Illes Balears, Spain^[6]
• 2010: Earthlings: Retrospective, Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Iserlohn, Germany^[7]

Group exhibitions

• 2015: Paris Magnum, Hôtel de Ville, Paris^[8]
• 2017: Magnum Analog Recovery Le Bal, Paris^[9]

Publications

Publications by Kalvar

• Familles en France. France: Viva, 1973.
• L’Usine. France: Colgate Palmolive, 1987, .
• Portrait de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. France: P.O. Calmann-Lévy, 1993, .
• Earthlings. Flammarion, 2007, .

Publications with others

• Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. . Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.

External links

• Kalvar at Magnum Photos

Notes and References

1. http://www.in-public.com/RichardKalvar iN-PUBLiC biography
2. http://2point8.whileseated.org/2007/06/18/richard-kalvar-part-1-of-2/ 2point8 interview, part 1
3. http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.Biography_VPage&AID=2K7O3R135T16 Magnum Photos biography
4. http://2point8.whileseated.org/2007/06/27/richard-kalvar-part-2-of-2/ 2point8 interview, part 2
5. Web site: RICHARD KALVAR TERRANS . MEP . February 24, 2019.
6. Web site: RICHARD KALVAR. RETROSPECTIVA. CASAL SOLLERIC. PALMA DE MALLORCA . Amblart . February 24, 2019.
7. Web site: Richard Kalvar Earthlings. Retrospective . Iserlohn . April 2, 2010.
8. Web site: Paris Magnum Exhibit . Ile Saint Louis . December 14, 2014.
9. Web site: Durón . Maximilíano . Magnum Photographers from Different Generations Talk About the Fabled Agency’s Past, Present, and Future . Art News . August 23, 2017.