Ralph Steiner
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Ralph Steiner was an influential American photographer and filmmaker known for his pioneering work in avant-garde cinema and modernist photography in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Steiner canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ human ⓘ modernist photographer ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Leo Hurwitz
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Paul Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-02-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-07-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clarence H. White School of Photography
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Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| employer |
PM (newspaper)
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The New York Times ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
advertising photography
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documentary cinema ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ still photography ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract photography
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documentary film ⓘ experimental film ⓘ industrial photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abstract images of machinery
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city symphony films ⓘ close-up studies of water and reflections ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde cinema
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modernism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
H2O
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Mechanical Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ The City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Plow That Broke the Plains (as cinematographer) ⓘ The River (as cinematographer) ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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filmmaker ⓘ photographer ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American avant-garde film movement
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documentary film movement of the 1930s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Norwalk, Connecticut, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
formalism
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modernist composition ⓘ |
| workedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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