Josef Sudek: Poet of Prague
Josef Sudek is a Czech photographer. In 1968, the Sheldon mounted Five Photographers, a group exhibition featuring 19 prints. Sudek was featured in this exhibit.
​
Sudek wasn’t the only photographer in this exhibition, but this was the first time a U.S. museum had exhibited Sudek’s photographs. Sudek was born on March 17, 1896 in Kolin, Bohemia. He was drafted into the First World War in the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1915.
​
During the war, one of Sudek's arms was amputated. Sudek was relieved from the army, so he decided to focus on photography as a source of income. He quietly observed his surroundings despite the ongoing of the Nazi and Soviet occupation.
​
He never showed up to any display gallery that featured his work on exhibition. Only a few known people were ever included in his photography. Sudek’s photography was never officially titled, but his audience said it was modern.
 Josef Sudek: Poet of Prague |  Magical Little GardenJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Reminiscences:Not Quite Afternoon / Of Dreams / Coming of Silence / Coming of Night Josef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Reminiscences: Late VisitJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Magical Little Garden: Sunset, FallMagical Little Garden at Sunset / Magical Little Garden, Fall Josef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Landscape in Beskydy Mountains / Remote Places on the Window / Remote Places with Dry Leaves / Little Garden Behind Our House Josef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Photographic ObservationJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Last RosesJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Landscape in South Bohemia / SolamenJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Josef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |
 Josef Suden: Poet of PragueJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Sunday AfternoonJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |  Sunday AfternoonJosef Sudek Kolin, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1896-Prague, Czechoslavakia (Czech Republic) 1976 |