Joseph Beuys, *May 12, 1921 – 1986

Joseph Beuys, Photo Text Portrait: *May 12, 1921, Krefeld – January 23, 1986, Düsseldorf. Textportrait Joseph Beuys by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, September 13. Biography Text (Photo: Febuary 21 by Wikipedia.org – Joseph Beuys). Joseph Beuys was a German performance artist, sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art [...]

Angelina Jolie, *June 4, 1975

Angelina Jolie, Photo Text Portrait: *June 4, 1975. Textportrait Angelina Jolie by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2008, September 23. Biography Text (Photo: Febuary 21 by Wikipedia.org – Angelina Jolie). American actress, a former fashion model, Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Jolie achieved international fame for her portrait of videogame heroine Lara Croft in 2001 [...]

John Lennon, *October 9, 1940 – 1980

John Lennon, Photo Text Portrait: *October 9, 1940 – 1980. Textportrait John Lennon by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, May 18. Biography Text (Photo: Febuary 26 by Wikipedia.org). John Lennon was an English rock musician, singer, writer, songwriter, artist, actor and peace activist (Yoko Ono) who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles [...]

Kurt Cobain, *February 20, 1967 – 1994

Kurt Cobain, Photo Text Portrait: *February 20, 1967 – 1994. Textportrait Kurt Cobain by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, April 2. Biography Text (Photo: March 16 by Wikipedia.org). Kurt Cobain was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and frontman for the grunge band Nirvana. With the lead single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from Nirvana’s second album Nevermind (1991) [...]

Patti Smith, *December 30, 1946

Patti Smith, Photo Text Portrait: *December 30, 1946. Textportrait Patti Smith by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, April 25. Biography Text (Photo: July 22 by Wikipedia.org). Patti Smith is a singer and songwriter, poet and visual artist, highly influential component of the New York City [...]

Audrey Hepburn, *May 4, 1929 – 1993

Audrey Hepburn, Photo Text Portrait: *May 4, 1929 – 1993. Textportrait Audrey Hepburn by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, May 24. Biography Text (Photo: June 12 by Wikipedia.org). Audrey Hepburn studied ballet there and then moved to London in 1948, where she studied drama and worked as a photographer’s model. Over the next several years, she was one of the most successful film actresses in the world, and performed with some of Hollywood’s most notable leading men, including Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper and Fred Astaire [...]

Elizabeth Taylor, *February 27, 1932

Elizabeth Taylor, Photo Text Portrait: *February 27, 1932. Textportrait Elizabeth Taylor by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2009, August 5. Biography Text (Photo: May 2 by Wikipedia.org – Elizabeth Taylor). Taylor is considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood’s golden years, as well as a larger-than-life celebrity. Her father was an art dealer and her mother a former actress whose stage name was Sara Sothern [...]

Charles Baudelaire, *April 9, 1821 – 1867

Charles Baudelaire, Photo Text Portrait: *April 9, 1821 in Paris – 31. August 1867. Textportrait Charles Baudelaire by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2010, March 21. Biography Text (Photo: September 12 by Wikipedia.org – Charles Baudelaire). French poet and translator. A controversial figure in his lifetime, Baudelaire’s name has become a byword for literary and artistic decadence [...]

Hildegard Knef, *Dezember 28, 1925 – 2002

Hildegard Knef, Photo Text Portrait: *Dezember 28, 1925. Textportrait Hildegard Knef by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, April 7. Biography Text (Photo: September 22 by Wikipedia.org – Hildegard Knef). German actress, singer and writer. Born in the German city of Ulm. The nude scene caused one of the largest scandals in German filmmaking history up until that time. Knef’s first husband, an American named Kurt Hirsch, encouraged her to try again for success in the USA [...]

Jodie Foster, *November 19, 1962

Jodie Foster, Photo Text Portrait: *November 19, 1962. Textportrait Jodie Foster by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2010, May 12. Biography Text (Photo: May 9 by Wikipedia.org – Jodie Foster). American actress, film director and producer [...]