Olga Máté, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Olga Máté

Hungarian photographer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1878

Place of Birth: Szigetvár, Baranya County, Hungary

Date of Death: 05-May-1961

Profession: photographer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Olga Máté

  • Olga Máté (1878-1961) was one of the first women Hungarian photographers, most known for her portraits.
  • She was known for her lighting techniques and utilized lighted backgrounds to enhance her portraits and still life compositions.
  • In 1912 she won a Gold Medal in Stuttgart at an international photography exhibit.
  • Perhaps her best-known images are portraits she took of Mihály Babits and Margit Kaffka.
  • She was also an early suffragist in Hungary and during the Hungarian White Terror assisted several intellectuals in their escapes.

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