This Hanukkah season Purewa remembers photographer Frank Hofmann.
Frank made New Zealand his home from 1940 after fleeing Nazi persecution in his native Prague. An influential proponent of the New Photography, Frank’s genius continues to inspire us today, his work highly regarded by aficionados and collectors.
Photography was not Frank’s only talent. He was founding member of the Auckland String Players (later Symphonia of Auckland), and his playing can be heard on albums of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
Portrait, Frank Hofmann by Clifton Firth
Helen Shaw photographed by Frank Hofmann
Frank Simon Hofmann – (27 December 1916 – 13 April 1989)
Read more about Frank at TEARA.
IMAGES:
Portrait of Frank Hofmann by Clifton Firth, Auckland City Libraries – Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Reference: 34-H799
Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Frank Simon Hofmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photograph of Helen Shaw, Frank Simon Hofmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
