Rudy Burckhardt

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Rudy Burckhardt

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Birthday
Apr 05, 1914 (111 years old)
Death date
Aug 01, 1999

Rudy Burckhardt

Known For

Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods
0h 23m
Movie 2003

Rudy Burckhardt: Man in the Woods

A detailed look at a remarkable artist who died in...

Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
0h 44m
Movie 1991

Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

This is a 1991 documentary film about the legendary artist...

Biography

Rudy Burckhardt (April 6, 1914 – August 1, 1999) is best known for his photography of New York and other cities. His signature image explores the quirks of modern urban life, in particular the exuberant life of the streets from the perspective of the pedestrian. He is also celebrated for canonical portraits of New York artists at work, and for his film and collaborations with leading artists, poets and musicians of the New York School. This exhibition, however, shows the private, meditative, less known side of Burkhardt's creative personality, what guest curator Vincent Katz describes as "that essential base of solace that facilitated the cosmpolitan flâneur."