Werner Kohn
Werner was born in Bamberg, Germany
in 1940
and comes to Parish Gallery with over 100 photographs that date from
1959 to
the present of jazz musicians that traveled to his area performing in
the
nearby clubs. Seldom leaving his
provincial town, he was able to capture an outstanding collection of
world
class jazz musicians without ever having to leave Germany.
Mr. Kohn had training as a photographer
in
his native town
and later studied at the Folkwang
School in Essen. He has worked freelance for German and
international publishers, magazines, and newspapers since 1968,
providing
photos for record sleeves, posters, postcards, and calendars. Up to the present day he has shown in 570
exhibitions in 58 countries, as well as holding more than 100 solo
exhibitions
at home and aboard. His works have been
regularly included in renowned annual photo albums and have been
awarded prizes
in important contests. In 1998 he
received the city of Bamberg’s
E.T.A. Hoffman-Prize.
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