Alfred Eisenstaedt Beyond the Kiss: Two Exhibitions in Venice and Abano
At Museo Villa Bassi Rathgeb in Abano Terme and MUNAV – Museo Storico Navale in Venice, two exhibitions curated by Monica Poggi and organized by CAMERA delve into the life and work of photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, titled 'Alfred Eisenstaedt. La fotografia era nell’aria.' The exhibition in Abano will be open until September 20, while the one in Venice will continue until November 22. These displays chronologically outline Eisenstaedt's path from Europe to Life magazine in the United States, featuring prominent personalities such as Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe. Venice focuses on his early career, whereas Villa Bassi Rathgeb highlights his pieces from 1935 onward, providing context to his impact beyond the famous V-J Day image.
Key facts
- Two exhibitions on Alfred Eisenstaedt curated by Monica Poggi, produced by CAMERA.
- Museo Villa Bassi Rathgeb in Abano Terme (until Sept 20) and MUNAV in Venice (until Nov 22).
- Eisenstaedt photographed Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren.
- He spent a year in Berlin museums recovering from WWI injury, studying classical art.
- He joined Life magazine after migrating to the US.
- Earliest photographs date to 1913, initially pictorialist landscapes.
- Venice exhibition covers early European years; Abano covers post-1935 Life period.
- V-J Day in Times Square (1945) is presented as a culmination, not starting point.
- Image of woman and child in Hiroshima (1945) at Villa Bassi echoes Madonna and Child.
- Exhibitions aim to show Eisenstaedt beyond the famous kiss image.
Entities
Artists
- Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Monica Poggi
- Albert Einstein
- Robert Oppenheimer
- Marilyn Monroe
- Sophia Loren
- Erich Salomon
Institutions
- Museo Villa Bassi Rathgeb
- MUNAV – Museo Storico Navale
- CAMERA
- Life
Locations
- Abano Terme
- Italy
- Venice
- Berlin
- Germany
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Hiroshima
- Japan
- Times Square
- New York City