Peter Lindbergh had studied arts in Berlin and Krefeld, and exhibited his works before graduation.
11 Facts About Peter Lindbergh
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Peter Lindbergh photographed the Pirelli Calendar three times, made several films, and created covers for music including Tina Turner's Foreign Affair, Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions and Beyonce's I Am.
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Peter Lindbergh was born on 23 November 1944 in Lissa, Reichsgau Wartheland, German-occupied Poland.
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Peter Lindbergh hitchhiked to Arles in the footsteps of his idol, Vincent van Gogh.
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Peter Lindbergh twice photographed the Pirelli calendar, in 1996 and 2002.
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Peter Lindbergh was the first photographer in the 50-year history of the Pirelli calendar to be invited to photograph it for a third time, for its 2017 edition.
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In 1983, Peter Lindbergh photographed the movie poster for Tony Scott's movie The Hunger featuring David Bowie, Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneuve, and the album cover for the soundtrack, In 2002 he made Pedro Almodovar's movie poster for Talk To Her and in 2011 for Charlotte Rampling's documentary The Look.
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Peter Lindbergh shot covers for Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions and Beyonce's album I Am.
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Peter Lindbergh directed the videoclip for Lionel Richie's single "The Last Party".
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Peter Lindbergh had four sons, Benjamin, Jeremy, Simon, Joseph and seven grandchildren.
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Peter Lindbergh died on 3 September 2019 in Paris, at age 74.