Ida Kar

Ida Kar
Ida Kar a few months before her death, in a flowery dress with her arms raised
Ida Kar a few months before her death, photographed by Mark Gerson
Born
Ida Karamian (or Karamanian)

8 April 1908
Tambov, Russian Empire
Died24 December 1974(1974-12-24) (aged 66)
Bayswater, London, England
Known forphotography, particularly portraits
Spouses

Ida Kar (8 April 1908 – 24 December 1974) was a photographer active mainly in London after 1945. She took many black-and-white portraits of artists and writers.[1][2] Her solo show of photographs at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1960 was the first of its kind to be held in a major public gallery in London.[3] Kar thus made a significant contribution to the recognition of photography as a form of fine art.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference npg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference npg2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference dnb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).