Keitelman Gallery
LISETTE MODEL
Public Exhibitions
2010 :
- MoMA – Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Pictures by women : A history of Modern Photography.
- Centre Pompidou – Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris - elles@centrepompidou, artiste femmes dans les collections du Centre
- Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris - Lisette Model.
- Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI - Street Seen : The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940 – 1959.
- Museum Folkwang Essen, Essen - Fotografie und Individuum – Portraitkonzepte.
Solo Exhibitions
2011 : Bruce Silverstein – New York City, NY- Self Reflections, The expressionist Origins of Lisette Model.
2009 : Fundacion MAPFRE – Madrid - Lisette Model.
2008 :
- Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON - Lisette Model – An Icon in the History of Photography.
- Zabriskie Galley, New York City, NY - Lisette Model – 1901 – 1983.
2007 : Musée d’Art de Joliette, Joliette, Quebec - Lisette Model.
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2006 : Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS - Lisette Model.
2003 : Maurice Keitelman, Bruxelles – Lisette Model.
2002 :
- Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City, NY - Lisette Model.
- Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris - Lisette Model.
- L’espace 14 – 16 Verneuil, Paris – Lisette Model.
2001 : Fotomuseum Wintherthur, Winterthur - Lisette Model – Fotografien 1934 – 1960.
2000 : Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna - Lisette Model – Fotografien 1934 – 1960.
1997 : Paine Webber Art Gallery, New York – Lisette Model : Selection from the collection of the International Center of Photography.
1992 : Museum Ludwig, Cologne and Heidelberg, Germany – Lisette Model : Photographien, 1933 – 1983.
1991 : International Center of Photography, New York – Lisette Model.
1990 : National Gallery of Ottawa – Lisette Model. Traveling Exhibition.
1988 : Germans van Eyck Gallery, New York - Lisette Model : Vintage Photographs.
1984 :
- Ikona Gallery, Venice. Lisette Model/ Evsa Model : New York City.
- Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto – Lisette Model.
1983 :
- MoMA – Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Lisette Model Memorial.
- Parsons Exhibtion Center, New York - Lisette Model : A Celebration of Genius.
- Sander Gallery, New York - Lisette Model; New York : New York .
1982 : Museum Folkwang, Essen – Lisette Model, A Retrospective.
1981 :
- Galerie Viviane Esders, Paris – Lisette Model.
- New Orleans Museum of Art – Lisette Model, A Retrospective.
KeitelmanGallery, Sprl Crearte – 44 rue Van Eyck – Bruxelles 1000 Brussels Tel. +32 2 511 35 80 – Fax +32 2 512 96 40 – E-mail: [email protected] TVA : BE 420.855.482 – RCB : 429.564 – ING : 310 -0015520-86
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1980 : Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam – Lisette Model.
1976 :
- Sydney Janis Gallery, New York . The Photograher and the Artist.
- Sandler Gallery, Washington, D.C. – Lisette Model Photographs.
1975 : Focus Gallery, San Fransisco – Photographs by Lisette Model.
1960 : Carl Siembad Gallery, Boston – Lisette Model.
1943 :
- Art Institute of Chicago – Photographs by Lisette Model.
- Art Institute of Chicago - Portraits.
1941 : Photo League, New York – Lisette Model.
Group Exhibitions
2010 : MoMA – Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Pictures by women : A history of Modern Photography.
2009 :
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA - Lisette Model and her Successors.
- Indianapolis Museum of Art – IMA, Indianapolis, IN - Paired Photographs.
- Robert Mann Gallery, New York City, NY - Right through the very Heart of it.
2008 :
- Fundacion Canal, Madrid - Mujeres en plural.
- Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Rome - Lisette Model e la sua scuola. Fotografie 1937 – 2002 .
- Tate Modern, London - Street & Studio : an urban history of photography.
KeitelmanGallery, Sprl Crearte – 44 rue Van Eyck – Bruxelles 1000 Brussels Tel. +32 2 511 35 80 – Fax +32 2 512 96 40 – E-mail: [email protected] TVA : BE 420.855.482 – RCB : 429.564 – ING : 310 -0015520-86
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- ICP – International center of Photography, New York City, NY - Arbus/Avendon/Model.
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC - Chance Encounters.
- Presentation House Gallery – PHG, North Vancouver, BC - Lisette Model and Her Successors.
- Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON - The presence of portraits.
- Deborah Bell/Photographs, New York City, NY - City Portraits.
2007 :
- Deichtorhallen, Hamburg - American Beauties – Amerikanische Lebenswelten in der Fotografie.
- Hasted Hunt Kraeutler, New York City - Lisette Model, Aaron Siskind & Gerald Slota.
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT - VIP.
- Aperture Gallery, New York City - Lisette Model and Her Successors.
- Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ - On the Street – The New York School of Photographers.
- Aus der Fotosammlung der Albertina – Albertina, Vienna - Blicke, Passanten – 1930 bis heute.
- Museum Folkwang Essen, Essen - Rockers Island – Olbricht Collection.
2006 :
- Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Kaufbeuren - Porträt des Strasse – Fotografien aus drei Jahrhunderten.
- The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC - The Streets of New York : American Photographs from the Collection, 1938 – 1958.
- Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON - American Icons.
- Kicken Berlin, Berlin - Portrait Positions.
- Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenes, Santiago de los Caballeros - El retrato en la colleccion de fotografia del IVAM.
- MFAH – Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX - From the Printed Page : Photographs from the MFAH Collection.
2005 :
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- Center for Creative Photography – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - On the Street – The New York School of Photographers.
- Fundacion Juan March, Madrid - Rostros y Mascaras – Fotografias de la Coleccion Ordonez-Falcon.
- Museu d’Art Espanyol Contemporani, Palma de Mallorca - Rostros y Mascaras.
- Centro Internazionale di Fotografia ,Milan - Storie di sguardi – Forma.
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm - Diane Arbus – Lisette Model – Christer Strömholm.
- the 1st Guangzhou International Photo Biennial – The Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong - Re (-) viewing the City.
2004 :
- The RISD Museum – University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI - Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to the 20th Century American Art.
- MMK Museum Moderner Kunst – tiftung Wörlen, Passau - Das Wunder Mensch / Parameter of Life.
- Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne - Kinder.
- The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA - Street Credibility.
2003 :
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO - Staff Selections – Permanent Collection.
- Deichtorhallen, Hamburg - A Clear Vision : Photographic Works from the F.C. Gundlach Collection.
- Galerie Pudelko, Bonn - Künstlerphotographien – Berühmte Photographen portraitieren berühmte Künstler.
- Yossi Milo Gallery, New York City - By the Sea.
- Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne - New York : Capitale de la Photographie (1900 – 2000).
- Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, QC - Une autre modernité : La question de la ville, 1915 – 1950.
2002 : MmoCA – The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI - New York : Capital of Photography.
KeitelmanGallery, Sprl Crearte – 44 rue Van Eyck – Bruxelles 1000 Brussels Tel. +32 2 511 35 80 – Fax +32 2 512 96 40 – E-mail: [email protected] TVA : BE 420.855.482 – RCB : 429.564 – ING : 310 -0015520-86
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2001 : Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO - Picture This : Permanent Collection Photography.
1999 :
- DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA - Images of europe : Photographs from the Permanent Collection.
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO - New Photography Acquisitions and Permanent Collection Photography .
1998 : Kunsthalle Wien (Museumsquartier), Vienna - Übersee.
1997 : Museum in Bellpark, Kriens - Private View. Collection Allan Porter.
1996 : Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, QC - L’oeil du collectionneur.
1990 : Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Diane Arbus and Her Artistic Lineage : Brassaï, Lisette Model August Sandler, Weegee.
1989 : Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Noted Women Photographers of the 20’ and 30’s.
1988 : Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - The Dog Show.
1982 : Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Rivère-du-Loup, QC - Les choix de l’oeil : la Photogrpahie depuis 1940.
1981 : Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, QC - Les choix de l’oeil : la Photographie depuis 1940.
1974 :
- Floating Foundation of Photography, New York - Attitudes.
- National Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. – American Masters.
1970 : Floating Foundation of Photography, New York - The People Yes.
1965 :
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, School of Fine Arts – Invitational Exhibition, 10 American Photographers.
- Gallery of Modern Art, Columbus Circle, New York – About New York, 1915 – 1965.
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1953 : MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Contemporary American Photography. Presented in Tokyo.
1951 : MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Twelve Photographers, Christmas Photographs.
1949 : MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Leading Photographers : Lisette Model. Traveling Exhibition of fifteen photographs.
1948 : MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Photographs by Billy Brandt, Harry Callahan, Ted Croner, Lisette Model.
1944 :
- MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City – Art in Progress : 15th Anniversary Exhibtion.
- ACA Gallery, New York – Photography Today.
1943 : MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Auction Photography.
1940 : MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Sixty Photgraphs : A Survey of Camera Estetics.
Personal Life
1899 : Birth of Evsa Model
1900: Birth of Salvator Stern
1901: Birth of Elise Amélie Félicie (Lisette) Stern in Vienna, daughter of Françoise Antoinette Félicie and Victor Stern
1903: Victor Stern changes surname to Seybert to avoid rising anti-Semitism in Austria
1909: birth of Olga Seybert
1918: Lisette takes piano lessons with Edouard Steuemann.
1920: Lisette studies music with Arnold Shönberg
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1924: Victor Seybert dies at age 58
1926: Félicie, Lisette and Olga leave Vienna for Paris and Nice; Lisette begins singing lessons with Marya Freund
1933-34: Lisette abandons singing and music and discovers photography through her sister and her friend Rogi André. She photographs close friends and Paris street scenes.
1934: Lisette decides to become a professional photographer and starts her series of photographs of people along the Promenade des Anglais, Nice. Meets Evsa Model.
1935: Images from her Promenade des Anglais series are published in Regards.
1937: Lisette undertakes a short apprenticeship with Florence Henri. Marries Evsa Model in Paris.
1938: Evsa and Lisette arrive in New York.
1939: Lisette photographs the streets of New York.
1940: Lisette meets Beaumont Newhall and Ansel Adams. First works purchased by the Museum of Modern Art. She starts working on her most renowned series: Reflections, Running Legs, Shadows, Lower East Side, Sammy’s, Nick’s, Gallagher’s, Murray Hill Hotel, Circus, etc.
1941: First personnel exhibition at the Photo League. Publishes “Why France Fell” in PM’s Weekly and begins photo collaboration with Harper’s Bazaar.
1943: Lisette meets Edward Steichen. Eight of her photographs figure in the opening exhibition in the Photography Center of the MOMA.
1944: Her brother and sister-in-law are deported from France to Germany.
1945: Lisette photographs the window displays that render homage to the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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1946: Lisette exposes her work in an exhibition at the MOMA. Evsa and Lisette in San Francisco where they get in touch with the artistic community.
1948: Official confirmation of the death of Lisette’s brother Salvator in a concentration camp. Group exhibition at the MOMA: Lisette Model, Harry Callahan, Ted Croner and Bill Brandt.
1949: Lisette applies for a Guggenheim fellowship. Beaumont Newhall’s The History of Photography is published which includes one photograph by Model. The MOMA organises a travelling exhibition and includes fifteen of her prints. Takes photographic excursions with Ansel Adams around San Francisco.
1950: Lisette suffers from health problems. Evsa and Lisette take private classes with Sid Grossman. Participates in MOMA symposium, organised by Edward Steichen, around the theme “What is modern photography?”
1951: Begins teaching at the New School for Social Research.
1952: Conceives the idea of publishing a book of photographs of jazz musicians. The book is never completed due to lack of funds.
1953: Travels to France and Italy. Neighbours are questioned about Model’s activities as part of Senator McCarthy’s witch-hunt for Communists.
1954: Lisette leaves for Venezuela to engage a variety of photo projects.
1955: End of work for Harper’s Bazaar.
1957: Diane Arbus begins classes with Lisette.
1959: Photographs of Billie Holiday in her coffin.
1962: Lisette recommends Diane Arbus for a Guggenheim Fellowship (received in 1963). 1964: Model applies a second time for a Guggenheim Fellowship.
1965: Participates in a collective travelling exhibition of ten American photographers. Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship ($ 5000) on the theme ‘Glamour.’
1966: Trip to Los Angeles and Las Vegas for ‘Glamour’ project.
1967: Participates in the project Alexey Brodovitch’s Design Laboratory”. Trip to Italy interrupted for health reasons.
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1968: Awarded honorary membership in the American Association of Magazine Photographers.
1970: Awarded $ 2000 over two-year period from the Ingram Merrill Foundation.
1973: Receives Creative Artists Public Service Program award for $ 2500. Teaches summer workshop in Berkeley, CA.
1974: Begins publication of portfolio of twelve photographs with Harry Lunn of Graphics International.
1975: Lisette meets Gerd Sander.
1976: Death of Evsa Model.
1977: Graphics International portfolio published leading to more offers. Works exhibited along with Diane Arbus and Rosalind Salomon at the Zabriskie Gallery in Paris. Twenty-four of her photographs are reproduced in Camera: Lisette Model special issue devoted to her life and work.
1978: Exhibition at the MOMA and at the National Gallery of Canada. Participates in the Rencontres Internationales in Arles. Exhibition at the Lunn Gallery in Washington. Lectures at ICP in New York.
1980: Exhibits in Germany, Japan, Canada, Italy, Holland.
1981: Exhibitions in Germany and Paris. Retrospective at the New Orleans Museum.
1982 : Trip to France and Germany. Retrospective at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. Receives the medal of the City of Paris.
1983 : Exhibition with Weegee and Diane Arbus at the Comfort Gallery. Lisette Model dies at the New York Hospital, age 82. Exhibition at the Sander Gallery, New York.
1990 – 92 : Major retrospective exhibition in Canada, U.S.A. and Germany. Ann Thomas writes the first comprehensive study of Lisette Model’s life and work.
KeitelmanGallery, Sprl Crearte – 44 rue Van Eyck – Bruxelles 1000 Brussels Tel. +32 2 511 35 80 – Fax +32 2 512 96 40 – E-mail: [email protected] TVA : BE 420.855.482 – RCB : 429.564 – ING : 310 -0015520-86