Andreas Feininger
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Andreas Feininger was a renowned American photographer and photojournalist, celebrated for his striking black-and-white images of New York City and his influential books on photographic technique.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andreas Feininger canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American photographer
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author ⓘ photographer ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Sweden ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-12-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-02-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bauhaus Dessau building
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surface form:
Bauhaus, Dessau
Bauhaus Weimar ⓘ
surface form:
Bauhaus, Weimar
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| employer | Life magazine ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lyonel Feininger
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surface form:
Feininger
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| father | Lyonel Feininger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architectural photography
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photojournalism ⓘ urban photography ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural photography
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cityscape photography ⓘ documentary photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Andreas ⓘ |
| hasPhotographed |
Manhattan
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Manhattan skyline ⓘ
surface form:
New York City skyline
industrial subjects ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lyonel Feininger ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
high-contrast black-and-white imagery
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technical writings on photography ⓘ use of strong graphic composition ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movedTo | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | modern photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black-and-white photographs of New York City
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books on photographic technique ⓘ |
| notableStyleElement |
emphasis on structure and form in compositions
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use of telephoto compression in cityscapes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Feininger on Photography
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The Advanced Photographer ⓘ The Complete Photographer ⓘ The Creative Photographer ⓘ |
| occupation |
photographer
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photojournalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | T. Lux Feininger ⓘ |
| studied | architecture ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Andreas Feininger Description of subject: Andreas Feininger was a renowned American photographer and photojournalist, celebrated for his striking black-and-white images of New York City and his influential books on photographic technique.
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