Rene Burri was born in Zurich in 1933 and spent his early years studying composition, colour and design at the School for Arts and Crafts in Zurich where he had the opportunity to meet famous visiting photographers Edward Steichen and Robert Frank. It was during his military service that Burri first began using a Leica camera. Shortly thereafter he also developed an interest in film, and from 1953-55 worked as a documentary filmmaker. Burri's life changed forever when well-known photographer Werner Bischof introduced him to the prestigious photography agency Magnum Photos, and he became a full member of Magnum in 1959. Burri's photographs have been published in Life, Du, Paris Match, Schweizer Illustrierte, Jours de France, Annabelle, Independent and The Sunday Time Magazine. His work has been extensively exhibited, and he has had solo exhibitions at such venues as the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Folkwang, Kunsthaus Zurich, Centre National de la Photographie (Paris), International Center of Photography (NYC) and Museu de Arte de Brasilia. Burri continues to photograph today.

20 postcard images taken in the Ministry of Industry during the famous 1963 interview with American journalist Laura Berquist. (Box includes one image outside Ministry. This shows Burri's famous Che portrait held by South American farmers on a subsequent visit there. Row 1, column 2 in Sales Catalogue) Images include: famous image of Che Guevara smoking a cigar which has appeared on posters and t-shirts around the world. Che Guevara in repose at his desk in front of closed blinds which he demanded remain shut; Che pacing the office in combat dress; A contact sheet sheet showing Che in debate. Sequences of images showing him thoughtful, emotional, amused, tentative