For much of his career Clemens Kalischer has played the role of the Invisible Man. It is a role that seems to suit him. Never inclined to seek the limelight, he has quietly over six decades built a body of work notable for its high quality and open-armed embrace of the varied human condition.
-Miles Unger
Country Road - South Carolina © Clemens Kalischer, courtesy galerie argus fotokunst
West side - Dockside, white and 2 black boys © Clemens Kalischer, 1950
New York, 1947 © © Clemens Kalischer
Two Young Girls Among Luggage, NY © Clemens Kalischer, 1948
Country Road - Tenessee © Clemens Kalischer, courtesy galerie argus fotokunst
Country Road - South Carolina © Clemens Kalischer, courtesy galerie argus fotokunst
Displaced Persons © Clemens Kalischer, courtesy galerie argus fotokunst
Displaced Persons © Clemens Kalischer, courtesy galerie argus fotokunst
Displaced Persons © Clemens Kalischer, courtesy galerie argus fotokunst
Audience Dancing © 1951 Clemens Kalscher
Al Minns and Leon James, Jazz Dancers © 1951 Clemens Kalischer
Marshall Stearns and John Lee Hooker © 1951 Clemens Kalischer
John Lee Hooker © 1951 Clemens Kalischer
Margo Guryan-Rosner attending late night jam session © 1959 Clemens Kalischer
Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman © 1959 Clemens Kalischer
THANKS for posting these AWESOME photographs. I hope this photographer is recognized like he should be!!!
Beauty-FULL!!!
Spent four hours with Clemens in his Stockbridge, MA studio today (2/16/2014). Lovely body of work and an incredible mind.
His word of advice for aspiring photogs: “Follow your instincts.”
Brian, that is incredible. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing it.