Bill Brandt is widely considered to be one of the most important British photographers of the 20th century.
12 Facts About Bill Brandt
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Bill Brandt later disowned his German heritage and would claim he was born in south London.
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Bill Brandt traveled to Vienna to undertake a course of treatment by psychoanalysis.
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Bill Brandt was, in any case, pronounced cured and was taken under the wing of socialite Eugenie Schwarzwald.
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When Ezra Pound visited the Schwarzwald residence, Bill Brandt made his portrait.
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In 1933 Bill Brandt moved to London and began documenting all levels of British society.
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Bill Brandt published two books showcasing this work, The English at Home and A Night in London.
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Bill Brandt was a regular contributor to magazines such as Lilliput, Picture Post, and Harper's Bazaar.
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Bill Brandt documented the Underground bomb shelters of London during The Blitz in 1940, commissioned by the Ministry of Information.
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Bill Brandt became Britain's most influential and internationally admired photographer of the 20th century.
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In 1984, Bill Brandt was posthumously inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
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In 2010, an English Heritage blue plaque for Bill Brandt was erected in London at 4 Airlie Gardens, Kensington, W8.