Jaroslav Rössler (Biography)

Czech, 1902-1990
  • Born in Smilov
  • Apprenticed in studio of Frantisek Drtikol and Augustin Skarda in Prague, 1917-1920, and continued working with Drtikol until 1925
  • The only photographer to join the avant-garde group Devetsil
  • Worked at the studio of Manuel Freres in Paris, 1925-1926
  • Worked with Freres, Lucien Lorelle, and other commercial studios in Paris, 1927-1935
  • Returned to Prague 1935 to his own studio
Selected Public Collections
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
  • National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA
  • Umeleckoprumyslove muzeum v Praze (Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague), Czech Republic