Photographer Eva Siao (1911, Breslau), who is living in China from 1949, has given to the Foundation dozens of photos, which she has made during the period 1952 - 1990.
Three good friends of Joris Ivens, who were living for decades China, met each other at the appartment of Eva Siao (at the right) in Beijing. F.l.t.r. Rewi Alley, poet and writer from New-Sealand, Dr. Ma Haide (George Haten), Libanese-American and Dr. Hans Müller, German doctor. 1979 © Eva Siao, Beijing
Zhang Jianhua (at the center), vice-president of the Chinese Documentary Film studios , who accompanied Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan-Ivens during the shooting of UNE HISTOIRE DE Vent, and Joris Ivens at the appartment of Eva Siao (links), 1983. © Eva Siao, Beijing
Si Tu Hui Ming (friend of
Joris Ivens, director of the Documentary Film studios and later on minister
of culture of China after the Cultural revolution), Eva Siao, Joris Ivens
Eva Besnyö (1910, Budapest) has given to the Foundation some of the photos
she has kept from her first husband John Ferno. It concerns photos made during
the shooting of THE 400 MILLION in China. John Ferno and Joris Ivens try to
chase away the boredom during the long moments of waiting with some free wrestling.
Ben Klokman, programmer of the Dutch broadcasting NOS, has given to the Foundation a series of photos he made during the preparations of the Dutch version of teh Yu Kong- series.
Marion Michelle has depositedat the Foundations archives a last addition of her expanded collection of photos, letters, clippings and articles. These documents from the period 1944 - 1989 are about telegrammes, private matter, newspaper articles etc.
Film maker Nico Crama has found a present, which Joris Ivens has given tot Jan Ringeling. Jan Ringeling, worked as an civil engineer at the Department of Waterways and Public Works and was the project director of the impoldering at the Zuiderzee. Joris Ivens and he became friends during the shooting of ZUIDERZEE . The present consists of three volumes of books with the letters written by Vincent van Gogh to his brother. Ivens wrote a personal dedication on the first page.