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Alfred Eisenstaedt

(American/German, 1898–1995)

night scene of bridges over the arno river, florence, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Night Scene of Bridges over the Arno River, Florence, Italy, 1934

6,000 USD

st. peter's basilica during holy year, rome by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

St. Peter's Basilica During Holy Year, Rome, 1934

4,200 USD

chief justice, addis ababa by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Chief Justice, Addis Ababa, 1935

2,000 USD

master of the hunt, ethiopia by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Master of the Hunt, Ethiopia, 1935

2,000 USD

monks hurrying along the river arno, florence, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Monks Hurrying Along the River Arno, Florence, Italy, 1935

6,500 USD

hazing at the united states military academy, west point by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Hazing at the United States Military Academy, West Point, 1936

4,000 USD

sharecropper family saying grace by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Sharecropper Family Saying Grace, 1936

3,000 USD

shop keeper stores, scott, mississippi by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Shop Keeper Stores, Scott, Mississippi, 1936

3,000 USD

resting under ancient olive trees, southern italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Resting Under Ancient Olive Trees, Southern Italy, 1947

6,000 USD

mother and child in hiroshima, 4 months after the atomic bomb by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Mother and Child in Hiroshima, 4 Months After the Atomic Bomb, 1945

7,000 USD

bay at toba, japan by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Bay at Toba, Japan, 1946

5,500 USD

lace making class, burano, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Lace Making Class, Burano, Italy, 1947

3,500 USD

Biography

Timeline

1898
Born in Dirschau, West Prussia, Imperial Germany (present-day Poland)
1936
Joined LIFE magazine, New York, NY
1988
Master's Award, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
1989
National Medal of Arts
1993
Photographs Clinton Family, Martha's Vineyard, MA
1995
Died in Oak Bluffs, MA
New York Honor for Arts and Culture, New York, NY
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Media Photographers, Philadelphia, PA

Exhibitions

2013
Pancho, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, USA
2012
Women, Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, USA
American Photography, Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2011
Camera Works Masters in Photography, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, USA
Moments of our Time, Atlas Gallery, London, England
2010
The Adventure of Reality International Realism, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Art of Caring: A Look at Life through photography, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, USA
Realismus: Das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany
2009
Icons, Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munich, Germany
Glitz & Grime: Photographs of Times Square, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, USA
Sexy and the City: New York Photographs, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, USA
The art of caring: A Look at Life Though Photography, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, USA
25th Anniversary Celebration, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, USA
2008
Vintages & Originalphotographien, Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munich, Germany
2007
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Father of Photojournalism, Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, USA
2006
The Eye of Eisenstaedt, Monroe Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, USA
2004
Witness of the 20th Century, Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munich, Germany
2002
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Photographien 1927-1980, C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
English (US)

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