Ida Kar

1908–1974

*Photograph of Jacob Epstein working on a bust of Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell* [1953]
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Ida Kar (8 April 1908 – 24 December 1974) was a photographer active mainly in London after 1945. She took many black-and-white portraits of artists and writers. Her solo show of photographs at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1960 was the first of its kind to be held in a major public gallery in London. Kar thus made a significant contribution to the recognition of photography as a form of fine art.

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Two photographs of Jacob Epstein with a dog
Ida Kar
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Photograph of Jacob Epstein working on a bust of Anna Neagle
Ida Kar
[1953]
Photograph of Jacob Epstein working on a bust of Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
Ida Kar
[1953]
Photograph of Jacob Epstein and Kathleen Garman
Ida Kar
date not known

Biography

Sketches, letters, etc.

Two photographs of Jacob Epstein with a dog

Photograph of Jacob Epstein working on a bust of Anna Neagle

Photograph of Jacob Epstein working on a bust of Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell

Photograph of Jacob Epstein and Kathleen Garman

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