Ida Kar

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. 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. Kar thus made a significant contribution to the recognition of photography as a form of fine art.

Ida Kar
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
  • Edmond Belali
  • Victor Musgrave
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