Jean-Claude Wicky
Jean-Claude Wicky (28 January 1946 – 31 July 2016) was a Swiss photographer. He was noted for his series on Bolivian miners (1984–2001). He was born in Moutier, Switzerland.
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| Born | 28 January 1946 Moutier, Switzerland |
| Died | 31 July 2016 (aged 70) Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Photographer |
His photos have been exhibited at the Swiss Foundation for Photography, the Musée de l'Élysée in Lausanne, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, as well as in magazines including GEO and Smithsonian Magazine.[1]
Wicky died on 31 July 2016 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland at the age of 70.[2]
References
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Wicky". SwissFilms.ch. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Wicky s’est éteint / Jean-Claude Wicky died". Le Quotidien. 2 August 2016. http://lqj.ch/etiquette/etiquettes/jean-claude-wicky. Retrieved 5 August 2016. "Le photographe prévôtois Jean-Claude Wicky est décédé dimanche soir / The photographer Jean-Claude Wicky died Sunday night".
Other websites
- Mountains of Pain Archived 2013-02-02 at Archive.today—Abstract of Smithsonian article on the miners at Cerro Rico, illustrated with photographs by Wicky.
- The Mineros photography exhibition Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Works by and about Jean-Claude Wicky in the German National Library catalogue