The Photojournalist (Dennis Stock, Magnum photographer)
Artist
Andreas Feininger
(American, born France, 1906 - 1999)
Date1951
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 6 5/8 inches (22.86 x 16.83 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2645
InscribedSignature
Signed in artist's hand
Verso
in pencil
Description: full signature in pencil (slightly cropped off bottom edge of print)
Artist's Stamp
"Photograph by / Andreas Feininger" and (in ink) "66-G-1-b/3"
Verso
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a man holding a camera with two hands up to his eyes.Gallery Label
Born in Paris, Andreas Feininger studied architecture in Germany, using a camera as an aid in creating his building designs. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1939, and in 1943 became a staff photographer for Life magazine where he completed more than 430 assignments in 20 years. Most of Feininger’s best work showed the majesty of New York skylines, machines, bridges, and tunnels. Here, Feininger uses a camera to build a creative portrait of fellow photographer Dennis Stock. Positioning the lens and viewfinder as Stock’s eyes, Feininger pays homage to his own profession: the photographer’s camera is a piece of himself.
Copyright© Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
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