biografía de Francis HAAR (1908-1996)

Lugar de nacimiento: Csernatfalu, Hungary

Direcciones: Honolulu, HI

Profesión: Photographer, lecturer

Estudios: Nat. Acad. Decorative Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Master Photography.

Exposiciones: Indiana Univ., Bloomington, 1961; Honolulu Acad. Arts, 1970 (solo) & Contemporary AC, Honolulu, 1971 (solo). Awards: first prize, Metrop. City Improvement, Chicago, 1959; Golden Eagle Award for Pineapple Country Hawaii, 1963 & Hawaii's Asian Heritage, 1966, Council Int. Nontheatrical Events, Wash., DC.

Asociaciones: P&S League; Honolulu PM; Honolulu Acad. Arts.

Obra: Victoria-Albert Mus., London, England; MoMA. Commissions: The Arts of Japan (film), U.S. Info Agency, Tokyo, Japan, 1953; Ukiyoe, Japanese print (film), AIC, 1959; Hoolaulea (dance film), Honolulu Acad. Arts, 1960; Japan's Cultural History, Fuji TV Co., Tokyo, 1964.

Comentarios: Publications: author, Hungarian Picture Book, 1940 & auth., Around Mount Fuji, 1941, Benlido Publ. Co., Kyoto, Japan; author, The Best of Old Japan, 1949, co-author, Japanese Theatre in Highlights, 1951 & Geisha on Pontocho, 1953, C. Tuttle Publ. Co., Tokyo. Teaching: photography lectures, summer course, Univ. Hawaii, 1962-.