Peter Basch
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Peter Basch was an American magazine
and glamour photographer
. He was born in Germany and lived in New York City
. The main body of his work was produced in the fifties and sixties.
, Germany
, the only child of Felix Basch(de) and Grete Basch-Freund, both prominent theater and film personalities of the German-speaking world.
In 1933 the family came to New York due to fears of rising anti-Jewish sentiment and laws in Germany. The family had US citizenship because Felix's father, Arthur Basch, was a wine trader who lived in San Francisco. After moving back to Germany, Arthur Basch kept his American citizenship, and passed it to his children and, thence, to his grandchildren.
in the Navarro Hotel. The restaurant, Gretel's Viennese, became a hangout for the Austrian expatriate community. Peter Basch had his first job there as a waiter. While in New York, Basch attended the De Witt Clinton High School. The family moved to Los Angeles to assist in Basch's father's career, during which time Basch went to school in England. Upon returning to the United States, Basch joined the Army. He was mobilized in the Army Air Corp's First Motion Picture Unit, where he worked as a script boy.
For twenty years, Peter Basch's career was successful. He was known for taking pictures of celebrities, artists, dancers, actors, and glamour-girls in America and Europe. His photos appeared in many major magazines such as Life, Look
and Playboy
.
. They were married in 1951. The couple had two sons in 1952 and 1956.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
and glamour photographer
Glamour photography
Glamour photography is a genre of photography whereby the subjects, usually female, are portrayed in a romantic or sexually alluring way. The subjects may be fully clothed or seminude, but glamour photography stops short of deliberately arousing the viewer and being pornographic photography.Glamour...
. He was born in Germany and lived in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The main body of his work was produced in the fifties and sixties.
Early life
Peter Basch was born in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the only child of Felix Basch(de) and Grete Basch-Freund, both prominent theater and film personalities of the German-speaking world.
In 1933 the family came to New York due to fears of rising anti-Jewish sentiment and laws in Germany. The family had US citizenship because Felix's father, Arthur Basch, was a wine trader who lived in San Francisco. After moving back to Germany, Arthur Basch kept his American citizenship, and passed it to his children and, thence, to his grandchildren.
United States
When the Basch family arrived in New York in 1933, they opened a restaurant on Central Park SouthCentral Park South
Central Park South is the portion of 59th Street that forms the southern border of Central Park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It runs from Columbus Circle at Eighth Avenue on the west to Grand Army Plaza at Fifth Avenue on the east...
in the Navarro Hotel. The restaurant, Gretel's Viennese, became a hangout for the Austrian expatriate community. Peter Basch had his first job there as a waiter. While in New York, Basch attended the De Witt Clinton High School. The family moved to Los Angeles to assist in Basch's father's career, during which time Basch went to school in England. Upon returning to the United States, Basch joined the Army. He was mobilized in the Army Air Corp's First Motion Picture Unit, where he worked as a script boy.
Career
After the war, he started attending UCLA, but his mother asked him to join her back in New York. The parents had decided that Basch should be a photographer, and they obtained a photography studio for their son.For twenty years, Peter Basch's career was successful. He was known for taking pictures of celebrities, artists, dancers, actors, and glamour-girls in America and Europe. His photos appeared in many major magazines such as Life, Look
Look (American magazine)
Look was a bi-weekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles...
and Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
.
Partial bibliography
- Candid Photography (1958 with Peter Gowland Basch and Don Ornitz Basch)
- Peter Basch's Glamour Photography (A Fawcett How-To Book) (1958)
- Peter Basch photographs beauties of the world (1958)
- Camera in Rome (1963 with Nathan and Simon Basch)
- Peter Basch Photographs 100 Famous Beauties (1965)
- The nude as form & figure (1966)
- Put a Girl in Your Pocket: The Artful Camera of Peter Basch (1969)
- Peter Basch's Guide to Figure Photography (1975 with Jack Rey)
People photographed by Peter Basch
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Personal life
In 1950 Peter met Jacqueline Clara Marie-Marguerite Bertrand, a model/actress from QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. They were married in 1951. The couple had two sons in 1952 and 1956.