Episode 4: Ida Kar

Ready to travel back in time to 1950s London where this trailblazer lived and created larger than life portraits of the famous artists of her time? Ida Kar was known as the "Photographer of the Famous." She is often cited as the person who transformed photography into an art form. However, she was largely forgotten towards the end of her life. Listen to this episode of Amazing Armenians to get to know the woman behind the camera. Find out how her contributions to the art of photography have been revived.

Music Attribution:
Armenia by Serge Quadrado is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

Artist's website: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado

Sources:

https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2011/ida-kar-bohemian-photographer-minisite/ida-kar-explore

https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/946/ida-kar-bohemian-photographer

 https://armeniasputnik.am/20210611/ida-qari-hayastanum-arvac-lusankarnery-poxantselen-naxagahin-27895487.html

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/dec/15/ida-kar-national-portrait-gallery

https://armeniasputnik.am/20190726/londoni-bohemanakn-hayuhin-19772247.html

https://hundredheroines.org/historical-heroines/ida-kar/

http://goethe-zentrum.am/hy/event/20-6/

Soundbite: British Pathe - Photographer Of The Famous (1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0br5riEQx4