Hereus de Joan Vilatobá… Hereus Vilatobá(1878 – 1954) 24 May 201716 Feb 2020 Joan Vilatobà i Fígols (1878 - 1954) was a Spanish photographer who boosted the pictorialism style in Catalonia. He was also a painter and a teacher. Joan was born in…
Julian Mandel… Julian Mandel (1872-1935) 12 May 201716 Feb 2020 Julian Mandel (1872 - 1935) was the pseudonym of Lucien Waléry, a well known photographer of the same period. It can be confusing that there were two other photographers using…
Miss Fernande… Miss Fernande (1893 – 1960) 21 Apr 201719 Feb 2020 1893 - 1960 Fernande Barrey about 1908 left her native Picardy to Paris, where she began to make a living as a prostitute. She then became the model for many…
John de Mirjian… John de Mirjian(1896–1928) 13 Apr 201716 Feb 2020 John de Mirjian (1896 – 1928) was a well known photographer, despite his very short career (six years) he managed to photograph many leading Broadway entertainers, as well as many…
Georgia O'Keeffe… Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 – 1986) 10 Apr 201719 Feb 2020 1887 - 1986 O'Keeffe was the second of seven children and the first daughter. She attended Town Hall School in Sun Prairie. By age ten she had decided to become…
Alfred Stieglitz… Alfred Stieglitz(1864-1946) 10 Apr 201713 Feb 2020 Stieglitz was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1881 Alfred's father sold his company and moved his family to Europe for the next several years. The most important reason was…
Marcel Meys… Marcel Meys(1886 – 1972) 10 Apr 201711 Feb 2020 Already in 1914, and during the twenties and thirties, Marcel Meys (1886 – 1972) was presenting particular his work with nudes. There is one bondage serie with a brunette, posing nude…
Juan Chrisostomo Mendez… Juan Chrisostomo Mendez (1885-1962) 10 Apr 201711 Feb 2020 Juan Crisostomo Mendez (1885-1962) was born in the City of Puebla in 1885. He went to Saint Bernardine, a catholic institution. He entered the School of Arts and Crafts where…
Olga Spolarics… Olga Spolarics(1896-1969) 10 Apr 201711 Feb 2020 Olga Solaris (1896-1969) together with her husband Adjoran Wlassics (1893-1946) started their photo studio (Manassé Studio) in 1920, shortly after they got married. They used retouching techniques to create surreal…
Mario von Bucovich… Mario von Bucovich (1884 – 1944) 10 Apr 201711 Feb 2020 Mario von Bucovich (1884-1944) was also known as Marius von Bucovich. He was born at Pula in the Istrian region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and held the title of Baron.…
Jean Agelou… Jean Agelou (1878 – 1921) 10 Apr 201711 Feb 2020 Jean was born in 1878 in Alexandria (Egypt) and died in 1921 in Gien (Loiret) Jean's business was started with selling stereoviews and soon he evolved to selling postcards, which…
Albert Arthur Allen… Albert Arthur Allen (1886 – 1962) 7 Apr 201711 Feb 2020 1886 - 1962 Born in a wealthy New England family Albert Arthur allen was born in Grafton on may 8 1886. At the age of 21 he moved to California…
