KW Gullers arkiv
Extent and Medium
The collection consists of about half a million pictures. There are also photo negatives, a copy of the first editions of sixty-two books, press cuttings, and two cameras.
Biographical History
Karl Werner Edmund (K.W.) Gullers (1916–1998) was an internationally recognized Swedish photographer.
Gullers was twelve years old when he started photographing in his hometown, Stockholm. After apprenticing with portrait photographer Jan de Meyere and others, he started his own business in 1938, Studio Gullers. In addition to K.W. himself, Studio Gullers consisted of many other photographers. Gullers had his first exhibition, A Bit of Sweden, in London in 1942. Between 1938 and 1946, K.W. Gullers contributed to a number of Swedish and foreign magazines. Gullers also took on assignments for Swedish businesses and thus came to portray the country's industry.
In addition to countless reports for magazines such as Picture Post, Se, Vi, and Allers, he made 100 photo books in both color and black and white.
Acquisition
In 1990, the Nordic Museum bought K.W. Guller's photo collection from 1938-1978.
Scope and Content
K.W. Guller's archive contains a large number of reportage photos showing survivors from Nazi camps arriving at Malmö harbor and their first time in Sweden. Some of the pictures were published in Swedish weekly newspapers. The collection has also been used as illustrations in books and exhibitions.
Finding Aids
The archive has not been indexed.
Sources
KW Gullers. Nordiska Museets Fotografiska Samlingar 3. Stockholm: Nordiska museets förlag, 2016.
När vi byggde landet: KW Gullers bilder av efterkrigstidens Sverige. Örebro: Gullers, 2010.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0