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Suse Byk

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Albert Einstein by Suse Byk

Suse Byk was born 10 August 1884 in Berlin into a Jewish family of Ukrainian origin.[1] Suse Byk worked as a theatre and film photographer based in Berlin.[2] Her work is in the Morgan Library & Museum[3] and Museum of Photography, Berlin.[4] She joined the Berlin Photographer Association in 1910.[2] Byk's photographs of Valeska Gert appeared in Fred Hildenbrandt's 1928 book about the dancer.[5]

Valeska Gert photograph by Suse Byk

Byk married writer and journalist Hellmuth Falkenfeld.[2] She died 10 September 1943 in Manhattan, New York City.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1938: Photographs - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Vassiliev Foundation: Organization: Studio Ernst Sandau (German circa 1905 - 1938) [Studio Ernst Sandau]". ns3103723.ip-145-239-9.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. ^ "Sigrid Onégin as Fidès in Meyerbeer's Le prophète [photograph]". The Morgan Library & Museum. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ "Theatre at the Museum of Photography". Museumsportal Berlin. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ "Empire of Ecstasy". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2024-06-01.