CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHS
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 Dirschau, Germany - 1995 Martha’s Vineyard, U.S.A.)
Gelatin silver print. American Ballet • 1975
In 1975 Ilford commissioned photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt to shoot the American Ballet to promote the quality of their XP1-400 negative film and Ilfospeed Multigrade Pearl paper. A non-signed, non-numbered limited edition of 100 copies was distributed among Ilford’s clients in the USA. A copy of the inlay that was included in the embossed portfolio folder (not included) is part of this item.
Creator:
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995)
Object:
Photograph, gelatin silver print.
Country:
U.S.A.
Design period:
1975
Production period:
1975
Identifying marks:
Explanatory article of Ilford photographic paper included
Style:
Portraits, art
Condition:
In very good condition.
Material:
Gelatin silver print on baryta photographic paper
Colour:
Black & White
Dimensions:
Image W 23.0 x H 28.5 cm | paper W 27.8 x H 35.3 cm
Biography
Alfred Eisenstaedt (Dirschau (West Prussia, German Empire), December 6, 1898 – Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts (United States), August 24, 1995) was a German-American street and press photographer. More than 90 times, one of his photos has appeared on the cover of Life magazine.
After World War I, Eisenstaedt studied at Humboldt University, after which he took up photography for the Associated Press on a freelance basis. At the end of 1935 he emigrated to the United States, where he joined Life a year later. On the day of the Japanese surrender, Alfred Eisenstaedt created his most famous work; V-J Day in Times Square, a photo of a kissing sailor and nurse in Times Square, among a partying crowd. In 1989, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the highest award an artist or patron can receive in the United States. Several photo awards have been posthumously named after him, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt "Life Legend" Award.
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 Dirschau, Germany - 1995 Martha’s Vineyard, U.S.A.)
Gelatin silver print. American Ballet • 1975
In 1975 Ilford commissioned photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt to shoot the American Ballet to promote the quality of their XP1-400 negative film and Ilfospeed Multigrade Pearl paper. A non-signed, non-numbered limited edition of 100 copies was distributed among Ilford’s clients in the USA. A copy of the inlay that was included in the embossed portfolio folder (not included) is part of this item.
Creator:
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995)
Object:
Photograph, gelatin silver print.
Country:
U.S.A.
Design period:
1975
Production period:
1975
Identifying marks:
Explanatory article of Ilford photographic paper included
Style:
Portraits, art
Condition:
In very good condition.
Material:
Gelatin silver print on baryta photographic paper
Colour:
Black & White
Dimensions:
Image W 23.0 x H 28.5 cm | paper W 27.8 x H 35.3 cm
Biography
Alfred Eisenstaedt (Dirschau (West Prussia, German Empire), December 6, 1898 – Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts (United States), August 24, 1995) was a German-American street and press photographer. More than 90 times, one of his photos has appeared on the cover of Life magazine.
After World War I, Eisenstaedt studied at Humboldt University, after which he took up photography for the Associated Press on a freelance basis. At the end of 1935 he emigrated to the United States, where he joined Life a year later. On the day of the Japanese surrender, Alfred Eisenstaedt created his most famous work; V-J Day in Times Square, a photo of a kissing sailor and nurse in Times Square, among a partying crowd. In 1989, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the highest award an artist or patron can receive in the United States. Several photo awards have been posthumously named after him, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt "Life Legend" Award.
