Arthur Leipzig
Arthur Leipzig (born October 25, 1918 in Brooklyn , New York City , † December 5, 2014 in Sea Cliff , New York ) was an American photographer who specialized in street photography .
Life
After a serious injury to his right hand while working for a glass wholesaler, Leipzig studied photography at the Photo League with Sid Grossman . From 1942 to 1946 he worked as a photographer for the PM newspaper. He also studied with Paul Strand and was a freelance photojournalist since 1947, from 1963 in combination with a teaching position at the CW Post College of Long Island University .
reception
Arthur Leipzig, born in Brooklyn in 1918, was deeply rooted in the tradition of American street photography. His photographs from New York in the 1940s and 1950s are considered spectacular and atmospheric.
His photos from New York City are best known. In 1955 he was invited to participate in the exhibition The Family of Man at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Long Island University honored Arthur Leipzig in 1989 with its own retrospective of his works (exhibition from January 23 to February 19, 1989).
In Germany, his works were first exhibited in 2008 in the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen .
Leipzig died in December 2014 at his home in Sea Cliff at the age of 96.
Web links
- Arthur Leipzig in THE RED LIST
- Arthur Leipzig Photographs - Next Stop New York
- Arthur Leipzig on the American photo site Luminous-Lint (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Arthur Leipzig, Hillwood Art Gallery, 1989
- ↑ Douglas Martin: Arthur Leipzig, a Photographer Inspired by Everyday Life in New York, Dies at 96. In: The New York Times of December 5, 2014 (English, accessed December 6, 2014).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leipzig, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 2014 |
| Place of death | Sea Cliff , New York (State) |