Discover cinematographer, photographer John Fernhout

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: Fernhout, Johannes Hendrik
Ferno

Qualifications: cinematographer, photographer

Nationality/school: Dutch

Born: Bergen (place, Noord-Holland) 1913-08-09

Deceased: Jeruzalem (city, Israel) 1987-03-01
1986 (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: zoon van schilderes Charley Toorop en broer van Edgar Fernhout; echtgenoot van fotografe Eva Besnyö

See also In this field, you will find references to names of groups or to the artists that made/make up groups. You may also come across references to other artists if there was/is question of collaboration without a joint name. This is the case, for instance, with artists who rendered parts of works by other artists (such as with P.P Rubens and J. Brueghel I).

Fernhout werkte met Capa samen voor films van Joris Ivens (Sinderen 2002). Fernhout maakte in 1933 met Eva Besnyö een reportage over een krottenwijk in Boedapest (Sinderen 2002).

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Biographical information

Education: Agfa Schule (Berlijn)

1931-1932

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Parijs 1930
studeerde in Parijs cinematografie; maakte studie niet af (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)
Nederland 1932
Boedapest (stad) 1933
Paaseiland 1934 - 1935
Frans-Polynesië (pays d'outre-mer) 1934 - 1935
Spanje 1937
maakte documentaire over Spaanse burgeroorlog
China 1938
New York City 1938 - 1944
woonde en werkte in New York; trok met geallieerde leger mee naar Europa (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)
Parijs 1947
woonde in Parijs
Londen (Engeland) 1957
woonde in Londen
Italië 1968
had huis in Spelanga (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)
Israël 1987
Fernhout woonde en werkte in diverse landen (Sinderen 2002)

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Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Ivens, Joris
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Kleijn, Karel Johan

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: portrait photography, documentary photography, travel photography, depiction of laborers
fotografeerde het Jordaanoproer (Sinderen 2002)

Medium/technique: gelatin silver print (DOP)

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Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 2 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

Leijerzapf et al. 1984- , vol. 2 (aflevering 33 Geschiedenis Nederlandse Fotografie, april 2000) (as: Fernhout, John)
Van Sinderen et al. 2002 , p. 116-117 (as: Fernhout, John)

N.J.Brederoo, Charley Toorop.Leven en Werken, Utrecht 1982, p. 10 en passim
Fotografie in Nederland 1920-1940, 1979, Biografie p. 149 (NFM)
Hogenkamp, B.: De Nederlandse documentaire film 1920-1940 (1988) (NFM)
Foto, 1989, 12, Dec., p.43 (NFM)
Leijerzapf, Ingeborg Th.: Het beslissende beeld (1991) (NFM)
Nieuwsbrief Nederlands Fotoarchief 1992, II/2, Aug. Inlegvel (NFM)
Nieuwsbrief Nederlands Fotoarchief 1994, IV/2, p. 26 (NFM)

Documentatie fotocollectie Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden

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Project: The Dutch in Paris - Retour de Paris

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Creation date: 1999-03-24; Last modified date: 2023-05-16

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