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Otto Maximilian Umbehr
1902-01-18 – 1980-05-13
Life & Legacy
Umbo, born Otto Maximilian Umbehr (January 18, 1902 – May 13, 1980), was a German photojournalist and artist who had studied in the Bauhaus and worked as a photojournalist for the Wehrmacht in World War II. After the end of it, he had to endure many years of financial hardships, which only changed after photography became accepted an own discipline of art and from 1975 onwards he had several exhibitions.
Occupation & Career
photographer, painter, artist
Education
Bauhaus
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Bauhaus
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q68231 — wikidata View source
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