Alice Austen
Elizabeth Alice Austen (born March 17, 1866 on Staten Island , New York ; † June 9, 1952 ; actually Elizabeth Alice Munn ) was one of the first American photographers .
Austen began taking photos with her uncle's camera in 1876. In the next 40 years she made more than 8,000 photographs. The oldest surviving picture dates from 1884. She was one of the first photographers to work outside the studio. She was also primarily interested in realistic documentary photography - a style that was still unusual for the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
About 3,500 recordings of Alice Austen still exist today. Much of it is in the New York Public Library .
literature
- Gerhard Bissell , Austen, Alice , in: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon , supplement 1, Saur, Munich 2005, from p. 541.
- Peter Bacon Hales: Silver cities: photographing American urbanization, 1839-1939. University of New Mexico Press, 2006, pp. 365-370.
- Amy S. Khoudari: Looking in the Shadows: The Life and Photography of Alice Austen , To Excel / Kaleidoscope, 2006.
- Ann Novotny: Alice's World: The Life and Photography of an American Original: Alice Austen, 1866-1952 . Chatham Press, 1976.
Web links
- www.aliceausten.org
- Ray Anne Lockard: Biography (pdf)
- Alice Austen House Museum
- Image archive from Alice Austen New York Public Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Austen, Alice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Austen, Elizabeth Alice (full name); Munn, Elizabeth Alice (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staten Island , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1952 |
| Place of death | Staten Island , New York |