Andriesse, Emmy (1914–1953)
Andriesse, Emmy (1914–1953)
Dutch photographer. Born at The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1914; died in Amsterdam, in 1953; attended Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, The Hague, 1932–37; married Dilck Elffers, in 1941.
Primarily known for her portraits, especially of artists, as well as commercial advertising and fashion work, Emmy Andriesse studied graphic design and photography with Dutch avant-garde teachers Gerrit Kiljan, Paul Schuitema, and Piet Zwart. Her early career also included work with Eva Besnyö , Carel Blazer, and Cas Oorthuys. During the German occupation, from 1940 to 1945, Andriesse was a member of a group of photographers using disguised cameras (Ondergedoken Camera).
In 1951, while in Paris photographing artists and singers, Andriesse was invited by the director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam to photograph 13 sculptors in Paris and Belgium. That same year, she also began photography for a book on the artist Vincent Van Gogh, which was published posthumously in 1953 as The World of Van Gogh. Andriesse's photographs were seen in the United States in periodicals like U.S. Camera, and, in 1955, two of her photographs appeared in Edward Steichen's show, The Family of Man (Museum of Modern Art, New York) and the accompanying book. In 1975, there was an exhibition of her work at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Her archives are housed at the Printcabinet of University of Leiden, the Netherlands.