Frederick Gutekunst
Frederick Gutekunst (born September 25, 1831 in Germantown , Pennsylvania , USA, † April 27, 1917 ) was an American photographer .
Life
Gutekunst worked in Philadelphia (USA), his studio was at 706 Arch Street from 1854 to 1860 (1857 at 164 Arch Street); he used the technique of Louis Daguerre . He was able to portray famous people such as Walt Whitman and General Ulysses S. Grant , who later became President of the United States of America.
Joseph Pennell wrote in a letter to Frederick Gutekunst: “ I wish to thank you for your excellent prints […] they are very characteristic […] I am proud to be a member of your company of distinguished Americans. “Works by Frederick Gutekunst are u. a. represented at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute . In 1885 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant
Portrait of Grover Cleveland
Portrait of Lafcadio Hearns
Study Edward Drinker Cope
literature
- The Studio of F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia . In: The Photographic Times and American Photographer , Vol. XIII., Scovill, New York 1883, pp. 572f.
Web links
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Short biography in English on the occasion of an exhibition, website of the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia )
- Frederick Gutekunst in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frederick Gutekunst. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 18, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Good art, Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germantown |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1917 |