Violette Cornelius

photographer

Violette Cornelius was a Dutch photographer and resistance fighter during World War II. After immigrating to the Netherlands in 1938, she studied at the New Arts School in Amsterdam. During the German occupation, she was involved in clandestine activities, including the production of underground magazines. Post-war, she specialized in architectural photography and was noted for her work on social subjects and her collaboration with other prominent photographers of the era.[1]

Themes

  • architectural photography
  • resistance
  • social photography

Books

  1. Hoogovens-IJmuiden/ Staal in kleur
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Works by Violette Cornelius

  • Vuur aan Zee 1962 · De Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken NV · book · Dutch Photography contribution

References

  1. Violette Cornelius. Wikipedia link