Rudolf Sandalo – vice of modernity – invitation to the book launch
The House of Art of the City of Brno and the Museum of the City of Brno would like to invite you and your friends to the presentation of the book visions of modernity / visions of modernity – Rudolf Sandalo 1899-1980 on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 6:00 PM at the House of Art of the City of Brno, Malinovského náměstí 2.
With his photographic talent, he helped to globally popularize the Tugendhat villa, but his life also has dark chapters, such as collaboration with the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. The work of Brno photographer Rudolf Sandalo Jr. is documented in the new book Visions of Modernity prepared by the team of the Museum of the City of Brno. It also captures his little-known life story, said museum spokesman Michael Kalábek.
Sandalo's work is one of the highlights of the architectural collection of the Museum of the City of Brno. His photographs, according to experts, precisely capture interwar buildings in Czechoslovakia and were often published in contemporary domestic and foreign professional journals as well as social magazines.
As a photographer, he followed in the footsteps of his namesake father, who established Atelier de Sandalo in Brno as early as 1901. Rudolf Sandalo Jr., who lived from 1899 to 1980, took over the studio in 1932. He dedicated himself almost exclusively to architectural photography, occasionally photographing fashion or theater.
From the mid-1930s, he worked in Prague and Germany, where he also worked for Albert Speer, the court architect of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. In 1938, he became an agent of the German military intelligence Abwehr and traded in Jewish property during the occupation, particularly in art and antiques.
In 1945, he was arrested by the Soviets in Prague and deported to a labor camp in Gliwice, Poland. It is possible that he signed a collaboration agreement with them. From 1950, he lived in Frankfurt am Main, where he worked as a photographer and art dealer. From 1965 to 1975, according to the findings of the book's authors, he likely also collaborated with the Czechoslovak State Security.
According to experts, Sandalo's photographic legacy remains extraordinarily valuable. "Sandalo fully understood the intentions and visions of contemporary architects. He was able to capture the spirit of modernity in their buildings through his photographs," said Jindřich Chatrný, co-author of the book, in 2018. At that time, the museum prepared the first comprehensive exhibition of Sandalo's photographs.
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With his photographic talent, he helped to globally popularize the Tugendhat villa, but his life also has dark chapters, such as collaboration with the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. The work of Brno photographer Rudolf Sandalo Jr. is documented in the new book Visions of Modernity prepared by the team of the Museum of the City of Brno. It also captures his little-known life story, said museum spokesman Michael Kalábek.
Sandalo's work is one of the highlights of the architectural collection of the Museum of the City of Brno. His photographs, according to experts, precisely capture interwar buildings in Czechoslovakia and were often published in contemporary domestic and foreign professional journals as well as social magazines.
As a photographer, he followed in the footsteps of his namesake father, who established Atelier de Sandalo in Brno as early as 1901. Rudolf Sandalo Jr., who lived from 1899 to 1980, took over the studio in 1932. He dedicated himself almost exclusively to architectural photography, occasionally photographing fashion or theater.
From the mid-1930s, he worked in Prague and Germany, where he also worked for Albert Speer, the court architect of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. In 1938, he became an agent of the German military intelligence Abwehr and traded in Jewish property during the occupation, particularly in art and antiques.
In 1945, he was arrested by the Soviets in Prague and deported to a labor camp in Gliwice, Poland. It is possible that he signed a collaboration agreement with them. From 1950, he lived in Frankfurt am Main, where he worked as a photographer and art dealer. From 1965 to 1975, according to the findings of the book's authors, he likely also collaborated with the Czechoslovak State Security.
According to experts, Sandalo's photographic legacy remains extraordinarily valuable. "Sandalo fully understood the intentions and visions of contemporary architects. He was able to capture the spirit of modernity in their buildings through his photographs," said Jindřich Chatrný, co-author of the book, in 2018. At that time, the museum prepared the first comprehensive exhibition of Sandalo's photographs.
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