Ferenc Berko

Ferenc Berkó (January 28, 1916 – March 18, 2000) was a Hungarian –American photographer noted for his early use of color film.

Early life Berkó was born in Nagyvarad, Hungary. His father died while Berkó was young, and he was sent to live with family friends in Germany. The family friends were in turn friends of leading Bauhaus figures, including Walter Gropious, who had an early influence on Berkó. He left Germany with just as the Nazis came to power, moving to a succession of cities including Frankfurt, Dresden, Berlin, Morocco, and Mexico. He earned most of his living as taking photographic portraits, and also published his photographs in the magazines Lilliput, Minicam, U.S. Camera, and Popular Photography. Museum of Modern Art, New York Whitney Museum of American Art International Center of Photography Musée de l'Elysée, Paris Harry Ransom Center Hood Museum