Exhibition: early photos of Harry Weber, bunker of remembrance

 
in German:
Ausstellung: frühe Fotos von Harry Weber, Erinnerungsbunker

Project

 

Description

Within the scope of a special exhibition in the memorial bunker the photographer Harry Weber was remembered. Harry Weber, who died at the age of 85, spent the war years in exile in Palestine. In the 1940s, he returned to Austria. In cooperation with students from the Erich Fried High School, a photo exhibition was developed with his early photography from the 1950s. Both the permanent exhibition and the special exhibition were presented by the students of the Erich Fried High School.

in German:
Heuer soll im Rahmen einer Sonderausstellung im Erinnerungsbunker des Fotografen Harry Weber gedacht werden. Harry Weber, der heuer 85-jährig verstarb, verbrachte die Kriegsjahre im Exil in Palästina. In den 40er-Jahren kehrte er nach Österreich zurück. Gemeinsam mit SchülerInnen des Erich Fried-Realgymnasiums wird eine Fotoausstellung mit seinen frühen Fotoarbeiten aus den 50er-Jahren erarbeitet. Sowohl die Dauerausstellung als auch die Sonderausstellung werden von den Schülern und Schülerinnen des Erich Fried-Realgymnasiums präsentiert.

Applicant

Alsergrund District Museum

in German:
Bezirksmuseum Alsergrund

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

23 May 2007

Category

Exhibition

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.