Clemens Kalischer
1921
Introduction
Clemens Kalischer (March 30, 1921 – June 9, 2018) was an American photojournalist and art photographer. He was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States.
His series of photographs of displaced persons arriving in New York City from displaced persons camps in post-World War II Europe, taken in 1947 and 1948, was his most recognized work.
Wikidata identifier
Q102344
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Introduction
Kalischer fled Germany in 1933 when the Nazis seized power. He eventually settled in the United States where he became known for his photographs of displaced people. His images were included in Edward Steichen’s “The Family of Man” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1955. As a photojournalist his work appeared in The New York Times, Life, Time, and Newsweek; and are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the International Center of Photography, the Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv, and the Bayerisches Museum in Munich.
Country of birth
Germany
Roles
Artist, photographer
ULAN identifier
500343279
Names
Clemens Kalischer, Clemens David Kalischer, Clemens Kalisher
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed January 2, 2026.
