Brassaï

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Artist
gptkb:photographers
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Paris
gptkb:The_Surrealist_Movement
gptkb:Dadaism
gptkb:Surrealism
Parisian culture
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Prix_National_de_la_Photographie
gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1899-09-09
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Brassó,_Hungary
Brassai, Hungary
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Transylvania
gptkbp:child Mireille
Mireille Brassaï
Jean Brassaï
Jean-Pierre
gptkbp:death_date 1984-07-08
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Academy_of_Fine_Arts,_Budapest
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Centre_Pompidou
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Getty_Center
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:George_Eastman_Museum
gptkb:International_Center_of_Photography
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Centre_Pompidou
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
gptkb:George_Eastman_Museum
gptkb:International_Center_of_Photography
gptkb:Mo_MA
gptkbp:famous_for Cultural documentation
Candid photography
Exploring themes of identity
Exploring themes of love
Exploring themes of memory
Exploring themes of culture
Exploring themes of history
Exploring themes of art
Exploring themes of solitude
Portraits of artists and writers
Artistic nudes
Capturing Paris at night
Exploring themes of nightlife
Exploring themes of urban life
Street scenes in Paris
gptkbp:famous_quote “ To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality.”
“ The camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.”
“ I am a photographer, and I am a painter.”
“ I have always been fascinated by the night.”
“ Paris is a city that has a soul.”
gptkbp:famous_work Paris de nuit
The Secret Paris of the 30s
gptkbp:field gptkb:visual_arts
gptkb:literature
gptkb:photography
gptkbp:genre documentary photography
fine art photography
street photography
gptkbp:has_work_in_collection gptkb:The_J._Paul_Getty_Museum
gptkb:The_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_San_Francisco_Museum_of_Modern_Art
gptkb:The_National_Gallery_of_Art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brassaï
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:photography
Modern art
artistic expression
photojournalism
modern photography
cultural documentation
Contemporary Photography
art photography
urban photography
Photography in Paris
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pablo_Picasso
gptkb:Henri_Cartier-Bresson
gptkb:André_Kertész
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:artists
gptkb:filmmakers
gptkb:photographers
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:photography
Writing
writing
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
Hungarian
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
Hungarian
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Grand_Prix_National_de_la_Photographie
Honorary Member of the Royal Photographic Society
gptkbp:notable_exhibition gptkb:Brassaï:_Paris_by_Night
Brassaï: The Art of Photography
Brassaï: The Eye of Paris
Brassaï: The Man Who Captured Paris
gptkbp:notable_for Documentary Photography
Street Photography
Night Photography
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Gisèle_Freund
gptkb:Robert_Doisneau
gptkb:Jeanloup_Sieff
gptkbp:notable_work The Eye of Paris
Paris de nuit
The Secret Paris of the 30's
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Artist
gptkb:filmmakers
gptkb:sculpture
gptkb:photographers
gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Georgette_Brassaï
gptkb:Georgette
gptkbp:style gptkb:Surrealism
Documentary photography
Street photography
Documentary Photography
Night photography
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Grand_Prix_National_de_la_Photographie
gptkbp:works_in gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henri_Cartier-Bresson
gptkb:Montmartre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4