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Alfred Eisenstaedt

(American/German, 1898–1995)

hanging out in a small southern town by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Hanging Out in a Small Southern Town, 1938

4,500 USD

j. robert oppenheimer by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

J. Robert Oppenheimer, 1954

5,000 USD

dr. martin luther king jr. and kenneth kaunda, atlanta, ga by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Kenneth Kaunda, Atlanta, GA, 1960

4,000 USD

george bernard shaw on the balcony of his london home, london, england, u.k. by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

George Bernard Shaw on the Balcony of His London Home, London, England, U.K., 1932

5,000 USD

george bernard shaw at typewriter, london by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

George Bernard Shaw at Typewriter, London, 1932

8,000 USD

girl scouts at statue of lincoln in the great rotunda, u.s. capitol by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Girl Scouts at Statue of Lincoln in the Great Rotunda, U.S. Capitol, 1983

8,000 USD

erte, hollywood, california by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Erte, Hollywood, California, 1975

4,000 USD

entrance to the ise shrine, kyoto, japan by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Entrance to the Ise Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 1946

3,000 USD

house of parliament with statue of general jan christian smuts, london by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

House of Parliament with Statue of General Jan Christian Smuts, London, 1966

5,000 USD

fisherman repairing nets, bari, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Fisherman Repairing Nets, Bari, Italy, 1947

3,000 USD

greenwich village art show, washington square, new york, ny by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Greenwich Village Art Show, Washington Square, New York, NY, 1945

4,000 USD

lesson at la scala's ballet school, milan, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Lesson at La Scala's Ballet School, Milan, Italy, 1934

12,500 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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