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Lisl Steiner MP (1927 - 2023)

Elise Steiner was an Austrian-born American photographer, photojournalist, and documentary filmmaker. She was known for her photographs of political and cultural figures of the 1950s and 60s, including...

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12/15/2022
6/14/2023
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Lisl Steiner MP (1927 - 2023)

Elise Steiner was an Austrian-born American photographer, photojournalist, and documentary filmmaker. She was known for her photographs of political and cultural figures of the 1950s and 60s, including...

6/14/2023

Saul Leiter MP (1923 - 2013)

Leiter (December 3, 1923 – November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New Yor...

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2/8/2010
10/11/2019
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2/8/2010

Saul Leiter MP (1923 - 2013)

Leiter (December 3, 1923 – November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New Yor...

10/11/2019

Erich Lessing MP (1923 - 2018)

Born in Vienna, Erich Lessing was the son of a dentist and a concert pianist. In 1939, before Lessing finished high school, Hitler's occupation of Austria forced him to emigrate to Israel (then British...

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7/13/2013
9/7/2018
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7/13/2013

Erich Lessing MP (1923 - 2018)

Born in Vienna, Erich Lessing was the son of a dentist and a concert pianist. In 1939, before Lessing finished high school, Hitler's occupation of Austria forced him to emigrate to Israel (then British...

9/7/2018

Josef "Sepp" Breitenbach (1896 - 1984)

was on the faculty of Black Mountain CollegeBreitenbach (April 3, 1896 in Munich, Germany – October 7, 1984 in New York City) was a photographer whose manipulated images and stark photographs were part...

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7/31/2009
6/18/2018
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7/31/2009

Josef "Sepp" Breitenbach (1896 - 1984)

was on the faculty of Black Mountain CollegeBreitenbach (April 3, 1896 in Munich, Germany – October 7, 1984 in New York City) was a photographer whose manipulated images and stark photographs were part...

6/18/2018

Doris Ulmann MP (1882 - 1934)

Ulmann (May 29, 1882 – August 28, 1934) was an American photographer, best known for her dignified portraits of the people of Appalachia, particularly craftsmen and musicians such as Jean Ritchie's fam...

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4/10/2009
5/29/2018
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Doris Ulmann MP (1882 - 1934)

Ulmann (May 29, 1882 – August 28, 1934) was an American photographer, best known for her dignified portraits of the people of Appalachia, particularly craftsmen and musicians such as Jean Ritchie's fam...

5/29/2018

Lotte Jacobi MP (1896 - 1990)

Alexandra "Lotte" Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a German photographer, who emigrated to the United States to escape Nazi Germany.Born in Thorn (Toruń) in Prussia (now in Poland), she was t...

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11/17/2009
1/9/2018
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11/17/2009

Lotte Jacobi MP (1896 - 1990)

Alexandra "Lotte" Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a German photographer, who emigrated to the United States to escape Nazi Germany.Born in Thorn (Toruń) in Prussia (now in Poland), she was t...

1/9/2018

Lucienne Dimitroff MP (1909 - 1999)

Lucienne Bloch (January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was a Switzerland-born American artist. She was best known for her murals and for her association with the Mexican artist Diego Rivera, for whom she pr...

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4/11/2012
12/20/2017
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4/11/2012

Lucienne Dimitroff MP (1909 - 1999)

Lucienne Bloch (January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was a Switzerland-born American artist. She was best known for her murals and for her association with the Mexican artist Diego Rivera, for whom she pr...

12/20/2017

Helen Dickson Nestor (1924 - 2008)

Obituary: "Guide to the Helen Nestor Free Speech Movement Photographs" :>Berkeley resident Helen Nestor has managed to combine two of her favorite hobbies, photography and genealogy, in a surprising me...

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9/4/2017
12/17/2017
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9/4/2017

Helen Dickson Nestor (1924 - 2008)

Obituary: "Guide to the Helen Nestor Free Speech Movement Photographs" :>Berkeley resident Helen Nestor has managed to combine two of her favorite hobbies, photography and genealogy, in a surprising me...

12/17/2017

Monte Fresco MP (1936 - 2013)

"Moses"

Monte Fresco MBE (14 February 1936 – 5 December 2013) was an English photographer noted for humorous photographs of sporting events. He covered seven World Cups, many European Championships and more th...

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8/12/2011
12/14/2017
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8/12/2011

Monte Fresco MP (1936 - 2013)

"Moses"

Monte Fresco MBE (14 February 1936 – 5 December 2013) was an English photographer noted for humorous photographs of sporting events. He covered seven World Cups, many European Championships and more th...

12/14/2017

Erwin Blumenfeld MP (1897 - 1969)

portrettekening (1961) van Paul Citroen From Wikipedia :> Erwin Blumenfeld (1897 – 1969) was a famous American photographer of German origin.>In the 1930s, he published collages mocking Adolf Hitler. I...

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7/9/2011
12/10/2017
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Erwin Blumenfeld MP (1897 - 1969)

portrettekening (1961) van Paul Citroen From Wikipedia :> Erwin Blumenfeld (1897 – 1969) was a famous American photographer of German origin.>In the 1930s, he published collages mocking Adolf Hitler. I...

12/10/2017

Dr. Erich Franz Emil Salomon MP (1886 - 1944)

Salomon (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1944) was a German-born news photographer known for his pictures in the diplomatic and legal professions and the innovative methods he used to acquire them.Erich Salomon...

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3/31/2015
12/7/2017
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3/31/2015

Dr. Erich Franz Emil Salomon MP (1886 - 1944)

Salomon (28 April 1886 – 7 July 1944) was a German-born news photographer known for his pictures in the diplomatic and legal professions and the innovative methods he used to acquire them.Erich Salomon...

12/7/2017

Carry Hess (1889 - 1957)

"Carry"

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 7 2017, 0:56:56 UTC

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12/6/2017
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Carry Hess (1889 - 1957)

"Carry"

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 7 2017, 0:56:56 UTC

12/7/2017

Nini Hess (1884 - 1943)

"Nini"

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 7 2017, 0:56:56 UTC *

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12/6/2017
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Nini Hess (1884 - 1943)

"Nini"

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 7 2017, 0:56:56 UTC *

12/7/2017

Marcel Sternberger (1899 - 1956)

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 7 2017, 7:36:42 UTC From :> Marcel Sternberger's Jewish heritage played a prominent role in his personal history, his identity, his politics, and ultimat...

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Marcel Sternberger (1899 - 1956)

Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Dec 7 2017, 7:36:42 UTC From :> Marcel Sternberger's Jewish heritage played a prominent role in his personal history, his identity, his politics, and ultimat...

12/6/2017

Alfred Stieglitz MP (1864 - 1946)

Alfred Stieglitz (January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In ad...

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11/16/2007
12/6/2017
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11/16/2007

Alfred Stieglitz MP (1864 - 1946)

Alfred Stieglitz (January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In ad...

12/6/2017

Helmut Newton MP (1920 - 2004)

"Helmut Newton ( photographer )"

Wikipedia:Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, ero...

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9/21/2015
12/6/2017
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9/21/2015

Helmut Newton MP (1920 - 2004)

"Helmut Newton ( photographer )"

Wikipedia:Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, ero...

12/6/2017

John D Schiff (1907 - 1976)

"Hans"

:> "Hans Schiff was born on November 7, 1907 in Cologne. After finishing high school and an apprenticeship he started working for his father's company, Schiff und Comp., which produced printed advertis...

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3/9/2016
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John D Schiff (1907 - 1976)

"Hans"

:> "Hans Schiff was born on November 7, 1907 in Cologne. After finishing high school and an apprenticeship he started working for his father's company, Schiff und Comp., which produced printed advertis...

12/6/2017

Milton Rogovin MP (1909 - 2011)

Rogovin Pronounced "ruh-GO-vin" (December 30, 1909 – January 18, 2011) was a documentary photographer who has been compared to great social documentary photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries, suc...

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12/30/2014
12/30/2014
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12/30/2014

Milton Rogovin MP (1909 - 2011)

Rogovin Pronounced "ruh-GO-vin" (December 30, 1909 – January 18, 2011) was a documentary photographer who has been compared to great social documentary photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries, suc...

12/30/2014

Solomon Nunes Carvalho MP (1815 - 1897)

See the new film about Solomon! was an hired to accompany General (then Colonel) John Charles Frémont and to document his last expedition westward during the winter of 1853-4. See his account in _Incid...

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3/7/2010
12/13/2014
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Solomon Nunes Carvalho MP (1815 - 1897)

See the new film about Solomon! was an hired to accompany General (then Colonel) John Charles Frémont and to document his last expedition westward during the winter of 1853-4. See his account in _Incid...

12/13/2014

Hyman "Hy" Hirsh (1911 - 1961)

"Hy"

See Hy's life and work here: Hirsh was a noted avant garde filmmaker:

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6/2/2009
12/13/2014
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Hyman "Hy" Hirsh (1911 - 1961)

"Hy"

See Hy's life and work here: Hirsh was a noted avant garde filmmaker:

12/13/2014