Ed Van der Elsken

Ed Van der Elsken, 1952, Self portrait of Ed van der Elsken with his wife Ata Kando (and his Leica), Paris, Private collection of Jan Weijers (Servatius), LL/26035

Ed Van der Elsken

Born: Eduard Van der Elsken

Born: 1925, 10 March - The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Died: 1990, 28 December
Gender: Male
Active: The Netherlands
 
Highly respected Dutch photographer who produced a vast range of books and films covering his travels around the world. Between 1950 and 1954 he lived in Paris and documented the love life of Ann (the real life painter Vali Myers) and the photographs were published in the 1956 photobook classic Love on the Left Bank (Holland: Export printing office W. vonk).
 
A 2019 exhibition at the Nederlands Fotomuseum entitled "Lust for Life" included a comprehensive overview of his colour photography.
 
The archive of Ed Van der Elsken is held by the Nederlands Fotomuseum and includes his negatives and over 42,000 colour slides.

Genealogy of Ed Van der Elsken

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