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Peter Knapp | |
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 Peter Knapp | |
| Born | 5 June 1931 Bäretswil, Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Graphist, Artist, Photographer |
Peter Knapp (born 5 June 1931) is a Swiss-German photographer, graphic designer, painter, filmmaker, and videographer. [1] [2] [3]
Knapp was born in Bäretswil.
He completed his primary and secondary education in Zurich from 1937 to 1947. His first photographs date back to 1945.[ citation needed ] From 1947 to 1951, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich and painted from 1948 to 1950 with Otto Bachmann. [4] In 1952, Knapp moved to Paris, where he started painting. That same year, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. [5]
He then worked as a graphic designer in Paul Marquet's studio, the art director of Nouveau Fémina and Galeries Lafayette. He collaborated with Jean Widmer, Pierre Pothier, and Slavik. In 1954, Slavik left the department store to join Publicis and design its new office. With Knapp's help, he created the innovative decor for the Champs-Élysées Drugstore. [5]
In 1956, he and Slavik designed the pavilions for tobacco, banking, and insurance at the Brussels World's Fair. [6]
Afterward, Knapp moved to New York, where he continued to paint.[ citation needed ]
In 1959, noticed by Hélène Lazareff, Knapp joined Elle as the art director. He held this position until 1966 and built an international reputation for his fashion photography and layouts, giving his collaborators considerable freedom in terms of page design. By breaking established norms at a time when fashion was becoming more democratic, he influenced the designs of other fashion magazines. He worked with top photographers, such as Robert Frank, and helped launch the Paris career of Paolo Roversi in the early 1970s [7] [8] [9] and David Hamilton. [10]
In 1960, he returned to New York, where he met Robert Rauschenberg and Barnett Newman, who encouraged him to paint large-scale works. Throughout the decade, Knapp traveled to Asia, including China, Japan, Thailand, Burma, Hong Kong, and Afghanistan, and conducted worldwide reports. In 1966, he worked with Daisy de Galard, a former Elle journalist, to create the TV show Dim Dam Dom . [11]
After his time at Elle, Knapp worked for various magazines, including Stern , The Sunday Times , Vogue , Fortune , L'Histoire , and La Recherche . [12] He had several studios in Paris and frequently traveled between Paris and Klosters, Switzerland, where he lived. [13] Knapp was also involved in education. He was a professor at ESAG (formerly Académie Julian), from 1983 to 1994. [14]
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