Vogue Girl Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Quote 1928 Born on April 28th, in Abbazia, Italy (now Opatija, Croatia). My parents, Karl and Adele Edelstein, were both medical doctors, though my mother was to become a psychoanalyst. 1939 – 1945 Lived in Lugano, Switzerland. When I was fifteen, I swapped my postage stamp collection against a 35 mm Retinamat camera. 1947 – 1950 Moved to Milano, Italy. I first studied art, at the Accademia di Brera, then worked in an advertising firm, then purchased a Rolleicord camera and freelanced for Italian magazines. 1950 First trip to Paris, where I met Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa. 1952 – 1953 Trip to Pakistan and India, as free-lance photographer. 1954 – 1955 Moved to London, working mainly for LIFE and PICTURE POST. 1955 Moved to Paris, where I still live. 1957 – 1962 Became a fashion photographer, traveling between Paris, London and New York, working for JARDIN DES MODES, ELLE, GLAMOUR, VOGUE, HARPER’S BAZAAR, etc. Between 1958 and 1961 I was part of MAGNUM as an associate photographer. 1962 – 1963 Work on two books: STRIP-TEASE and TELEVISION. Trip around the world, for the German magazine REVUE. 1964 – 1988 Fashion and advertising photography in Europe and the USA. 1976 – 1986 Personal projects : “PORTRAITS OF TREES”, “VERY SIMILAR”, “NEW YORK UP AND DOWN”, “GOETHE’S JOURNEY TO SICILY”. 1986 – 1987 Worked on “ENTRE VUES”: interviews with famous photographers, published in French by Nathan, Paris, in 1988. 1989 Began experimenting with digital imaging. 1990 – 1998 Working mainly on projects for books: “SCULPTURES BY DEGAS”, “BESTIARIUM”, “MYTHOLOGIES”, “WALKS AROUND BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT”, “HISTORY OF FASHION AT MUSÉE GALLIERA”, “ROMANESQUE SCULPTURES”. 1998 First website: HORVATLAND. 1999 Working on “1999, A DAILY REPORT”. 2000 Film FRANK HORVAT, 1999, on ARTE. 2003 – 2004 Photographs of “LA VERONIQUE”: 50 yards around my house in Provence. 2005 Photographs of the “SCULPTURES BY ROBERT COUTURIER”, for his exhibition at the Musée Maillol, Paris. 2006 Retrospective exhibition at Espace Landowski, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 2007 Beginning of project “AN EYE AT THE FINGERTIPS”. 2008 Retrospective exhibition WAYS OF AN EYE, at Villa Tamaris, La Seyne, Var, France. “DE BOCCHE-TETTE-CULI-CAZZI-E-MONE”: illustrations to erotic poems by Zorzi Baffo, a venitian aristocrat of the 18th century. 2009 Publication, under the name of ONLY FOR FEW, of a series of small books reserved for collectors, printed individually at the author’s cost: ADELE EDELSTEIN (or Book about My Mother) DR. KARL HORVAT (or Book about My Father) DE BOCCHE-TETTE-CULI-CAZZI-E-MONE (illustrations to the erotic poems by Zorzi Baffo, a venitian aristocrat of the 18th century) NEW YORK UP AND DOWN (with a text by Franz Kafka) MASKEN UND MANDARINEN (with texts by the german poetess Ingrid Mylo) VRAIES SEMBLANCES (with love poems in 8 different languages) Creation of a stage play, in collaboration with Hélène Busnel, François Hatt and Roberte Léger : AI-JE EMBRASSÉ NIETZSCHE SUR LE MONTE SACRO? (DID I KISS NIETZSCHE ON THE MONTE SACRO?) Performed at Horvat’s studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. 2010 Began working on HORVATLAND, A TRIP THROUGH A MIND, to my knowledge the first iPad application about photography entirely conceived by the author of the photographs. Award of PREMIO DEL CENTENARIO, by La Fondazione del Centenario, Lugano, Switzerland. 2011 Publication of the iPad application HORVATLAND. Award for a photographic career by CRAF, Spilimbergo, Italy. 2012 Began working on a video project : EPPUR SI MUOVE (or MOVING STILLS). Began working on a retrospective exhibition : THE HOUSE WITH 15 KEYS. 2014 Began working on an application : EYE AT THE FINGERTIPS. Maillol’s project. 2015 Began to work on the book : PLEASE DON’T SMILE 2016 Began to work on the book : PHOTOGRAPHIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2017 Began working on the series : NOTHING SPECIAL horvatland.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue Girl Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Vogue Italia September (2) 1984 "Parigi Alta Moda: Yves Saint Laurent - Classico Moderno" Models: Unknown & Rosima Dominguez Photographer: Frank Hovart Hair: Nick Paige Makeup: Eliane Vogue Italia Archivio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue Girl Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Vogue Italia (1) February 1987 "Down Town Beauty" Models: Alejandra Dolfino, Sasha Robertson & Unknown Photographer: Frank Horvat Vogue Italia Archivio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue Girl Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 US Vogue March 15th, 1972 "The Couture Look" Models: Gunilla Lindblad, Emanuelle Dano, Christiana Steidten, Ingrid Lehman, Jeanette Christjansen, Marie-Louise Pierson, Annelie, Sylvie Vartan & Johnny Hallyday Photographers: Helmut Newton & Frank Horvat Hair: Jean-Louis David & Christophe Carita Vogue Archive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue Girl Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 US Vogue March 15th, 1972 "The News for Spring for Summer from London, Paris, Rome" Models: Ingmari Lamy, Marie-Louise Pierson & Unknowns Photographers: Alex Chatelain, Frank Horvat & David Bailey Hair: Christophe Carita Vogue Archive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogue Girl Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 Vogue France (Paris) August 2008 "Yves Saint Laurent - L'homme en Noir" Models: Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Hannelore Knuts, Dayle Haddon, Benedetta Barzini, Kristen McMenamy & Unknowns Photographers: Terry Richardson, Juergen Teller, Guy Bourdin, Mario Testino & Frank Horvat blog.naver.com/skalty (originally scanned by Diorette at The Fashion Spot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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