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Gisèle Freund (born Gisela Freund, 1908-2000) was a German-born French photographer, famous for her documentary photographs and portraits of writers and artists.She studied sociology and art history at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau in 1931, and continued her studies under Karl Mannheim, Theodor Adorno, and Norbert Elias at the Institute for Social Sciences, University of Frankfurt. During this period Freund joined the socialist student organization at the university. In 1933, when the National Socialists came to power, the family emigrated to France.
Published by the Frankfurt-am-Main Museum fur Moderne Kunst , 1995, to accompnmay an exhibition.
TEXT ENTIRELY IN GERMAN, but the photographs (of socialist and workers May Day marches in 1932) are excellent.
