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Andreas Feininger
(American photographer, 1906-1999)
French; American, (1906–1999)
Andreas Feininger, son of expressionist painter Lyonel Feininger, had a distinguished career as a photojournalist. Educated at the Bauhaus, he learned to approach his art in the spirit of experimentation and scientific detachment. Moving from Europe to New York in late 1939, Feininger found work with Life magazine, a new pictorial news weekly. Over the next twenty years, the photographer completed nearly 400 assignments for Life. Feininger developed photographic essays into book length publications, including New York in the Forties (Dover, 1978).
ULAN: Born 27 December 1906. From 1922 to 1925, Feininger studied cabinet making under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. From 1925 to 1927, Feininger attended the Bauschule (technical school) at Weimar, Germany. From 1927 to 1928, Feininger attended the Staatliche Bauschule in Zerbst, Germany. He graduated in architecture and structural engineering and also took up photography. From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked as an architect in Dessau and Hamburg, Germany. In 1932, Feininger worked as an assistant architect at the Office of Le Corbusier in Paris, France. In 1933, Feininger moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he operated an architectural and industrial photography studio. In 1939, Feininger moved to New York City, New York, where he worked as a freelance photojournalist for the Black Star Photo Agency until 1941. From 1941 to 1942, Feininger worked as a war correspondent and photographer for the United States Office of War Information. From 1943 to 1962, Feininger was a staff photographer for Life magazine. From 1962, Feininger has worked as a freelance photographer in New York City, New York, and in Connecticut.
(American photographer, 1906-1999)
French; American, (1906–1999)
Andreas Feininger, son of expressionist painter Lyonel Feininger, had a distinguished career as a photojournalist. Educated at the Bauhaus, he learned to approach his art in the spirit of experimentation and scientific detachment. Moving from Europe to New York in late 1939, Feininger found work with Life magazine, a new pictorial news weekly. Over the next twenty years, the photographer completed nearly 400 assignments for Life. Feininger developed photographic essays into book length publications, including New York in the Forties (Dover, 1978).
ULAN: Born 27 December 1906. From 1922 to 1925, Feininger studied cabinet making under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. From 1925 to 1927, Feininger attended the Bauschule (technical school) at Weimar, Germany. From 1927 to 1928, Feininger attended the Staatliche Bauschule in Zerbst, Germany. He graduated in architecture and structural engineering and also took up photography. From 1929 to 1931, Feininger worked as an architect in Dessau and Hamburg, Germany. In 1932, Feininger worked as an assistant architect at the Office of Le Corbusier in Paris, France. In 1933, Feininger moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he operated an architectural and industrial photography studio. In 1939, Feininger moved to New York City, New York, where he worked as a freelance photojournalist for the Black Star Photo Agency until 1941. From 1941 to 1942, Feininger worked as a war correspondent and photographer for the United States Office of War Information. From 1943 to 1962, Feininger was a staff photographer for Life magazine. From 1962, Feininger has worked as a freelance photographer in New York City, New York, and in Connecticut.
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