Besnyö, Eva (1910–2003)
Besnyö, Eva (1910–2003)
Hungarian-Dutch photographer. Name variations: Besnyo. Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1910; died Dec 12 2003, in Laren, Netherlands; children: (with Wim Brusse) 2.
After training with Budapest photographer Jozsef Pécsi, began career in Berlin, shooting for magazines and industry; during liaison with Dutch photographer John Fernhout, moved to Amsterdam, where she joined the Dutch Photographers' Society and worked commercially in architecture, portraits, and fashion, while also doing large mural work; helped organize the exhibition Foto 37 at Stedelijk Museum (1937); was associated with the activist feminist group Dolle Mina (1970–76). A retrospective of her work was exhibited at Historisch Museum in Amsterdam (1982).
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