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  Alfred Eisenstaedt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eisenstaedt immigrated to the United States in 1935, where he lived the rest of his life.
Eisenstaedt is most renowned for his candid photographs, frequently made using a 35mm Leica M3 rangefinder camera.
Eisenstaedt's last photographs were of President Clinton with wife, Hillary, and daughter, Chelsea, on August, 1993, at the Granary Gallery in West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Alfred Eisenstaedt was born on December 6, 1898, in Dirschau, West Prussia, then a territory of Germany, and later known as Tczew, Poland.
Eisenstaedt was on vacation in Czechoslovakia in 1927 when he snapped a picture of a woman playing tennis.
Eisenstaedt's arrival in America coincided with the arrival of a new magazine that was being published by Henry Luce.
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 Eisenstaedt: Remembrances by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Barbara Baker Burrows, Bryan Holme, Doris C. O'Neil Bulfinch - Bar ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Alfred Eisenstaedt, who was born in 1898 and lived until 1995, apparently didn't miss a thing.
Eisenstaedt was for more than four decades a central maker of those images through which America held up a mirror to itself, and to the world.
Alfred Eisenstaedt the defining photojournalist of the 20th century.
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 Biographies: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Born in 1898, Eisenstaedt was fascinated by photography from his youth and began taking pictures at the age of 14 when he was given his first camera, an Eastman Kodak Folding Camera with roll film.
In 1927 Eisenstaedt sold his first photograph and at the time had no idea that professional photography even existed.
Eisenstaedt began his free-lance career for Pacific and Atlantic Photos' Berlin office in 1928.
www.cristinaarce.com /biografia_fotografo_eisenstaedt_alfred_ing.html   (450 words)

  
 Celebration of the Individual Through Photography: Alfred Eisenstaedt, a Pioneering Master Craftsman - THE ARTS
Alfred Eisenstaedt, or "Eisie" as he is now known, has often been called the father of photojournalism.
Eisenstaedt was one who found his way to America where, along with Margaret Bourke-White, Peter Stackpole, and Tom McAvoy, he became one of the original four staff photographers on Henry Luce's new magazine, Life.
Eisenstaedt is especially known for his remarkable eye and his quick hand.
www.worldandihomeschool.com /public_articles/1987/april/wis11717.asp   (429 words)

  
 IATWM December 2006: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisnstaedt's photographs grabbed the eye, given they captured the lives of ordinary people, through their unique focus on cultural activities and vivid everyday moments.
Alfred Eisenstaedt's realistic style contributed to the foundation of modern photojournalism, earning him the nickname "the father of photojournalism".
During the Alfred Eisenstaedt exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario there is a complimentary exhibit featuring the photographs of Ansel Adams.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Alfred Eisenstaedt, the man behind the camera that fixed itself on some of the most enduring images of modern history, died this morning at age 96.
Alfred Eisenstaedt was born December 6, 1898, in Dirschau, West Prussia (now part of Poland), one of three sons of Regina and Joseph Eisenstaedt, a merchant.
Eisenstaedt illustrated these verses by traveling across the country—to Minnehaha Falls for Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha, to the Hudson Valley for Irving's Rip Van Winkle, and on a Riverboat for Twain's Life on the Mississippi.
www.life.com /Life/eisie/eisiebio.html   (1803 words)

  
 Alfred Eisenstaedt Summary
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995) was an established photographer when he moved to the United States from Germany in 1935.
Alfred Eisenstaedt(December 6 1898, Dirschau, West Prussia (now Tczew, Poland) - August 24 1995, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York) was a photographer and photojournalist, best remembered for his photograph capturing the celebration of V-J Day.
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Eisenstaedt's magnum opus, the V-J Day kiss.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 - August 24, 1995) was a photographer.
He was born in Dirschau, West Prussia (now part of Poland) and emigrated to the United States in 1935, where he remained until his death.
Eisenstaedt is most renown for his candid photographs, which he made using a 2 by 1/4 inch Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera.
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 "The Eye of Alfred Eisenstaedt" - Exhibition of Photographs by Original LIFE Magazine Photojournalist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Renowned as the father of modern photojournalism, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s career as a preeminent photojournalist spanned eight decades.
It is unlikely that anyone could have lived during the last 75 years without having been exposed to the photographs of Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Alfred Eisenstaedt possessed the unique talent to capture a story in a single, tell-all moment.
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 Photography - Alfred Eisenstaedt at GALLERY M
Eisenstaedt has received numerous awards for his work including the National Medal of the Arts; the International Understanding Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Photographic Society of America Achievement Award; and Photographer of the Year, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Prestigious museums and galleries have exhibited Eisenstaedt's photographs, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the International Center of Photography (a retrospective), the Philadelphia College of Art, among others.
Eisenstaedt's photographs are in the permanent collections of the Royal Photographic Society, London; the International Center of Photography, New York; the George Eastman House, Rochester; and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt a Roma
Eisenstaedt ha girato il mondo per Life Magazine realizzando piu' di 2.500 reportage e 86 copertine, probabilmente un record di quantita' e durata.
Nato in Germania nel 1898 Alfred Eisenstaedt- per gli amici "Eisie", emigro' nel 1935 negli Stati Uniti, lasciandosi alla spalle la Germania di Hitler ed un'Europa alle soglie della Grande Guerra.
Alfred Eisenstaedt mori' nel 1995 all'eta' di 97 anni.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt
If the 20th century has had a preeminent master of the candid photograph, it is certainly Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Eisenstaedt was looking for the telling detail to place in the foreground of his image.
Eisenstaedt had his first one-man exhibition in 1954 at the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House in Rochester, New York.
www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/arts/photography/fieldskinds/photjournal/alfredeisen/alfred.htm   (830 words)

  
 Eisenstaedt,Alfred Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Alfred Eisenstaedt is one of the legendary photographers of this century and a pioneer in the field of photojournalism.
Pioneering photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt's affinity for Martha's Vineyard began in the late 1930s, and since then he has rarely missed a summer's pilgrimage to the quaint American retreat.
Eisenstaedt's celebrity portraits : fifty years of friends and acquaintances : with an introduction by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Eisenstaedt,Alfred   (232 words)

  
 Alfred Eisenstaedt Biography | Authors and Artists for Young Adults
"In seven decades of clicking away with his 35-mm camera, photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt documented so many faces and events, one almost invariably sees the century through his eyes," commented a contributor to People Weekly upon the death of this pioneering photographer in 1995 at the age of ninety-six.
Indeed, Eisenstaedt's numerous images--by his own estimate, he took over a million shots in his lifetime, over 2,500 of which were for Life magazine--take the viewer into many of the critical as well as sublime moments of the twentieth century.
Alfred Eisenstaedt from Authors and Artists for Young Adults.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt: uncharacteristically dominant | csmonitor.com
Since the AGO has a collection of more than 800 Eisenstaedt photographs (itself a smattering of the thousands he took), this is a selective display.
Eisenstaedt is often called "the father of photojournalism." After escaping from Nazi Germany, he settled in the US and, already a successful photographer, joined Life magazine at its inception.
One of these round towers casts its own long shadow in the low sunlight, echoing Eisenstaedt's shadow and forging a subtle link between near and far that might seem contrived, but presumably just happened to be like that.
www.csmonitor.com /2006/1207/p18s02-hfes.html   (465 words)

  
 Alfred Eisenstaedt - Five frames of VJ Day @ GALLERY M
Long acclaimed as the father of modern photojournalism, Alfred Eisenstaedt has chronicled the last century with more published photographs than any other photographer in history.
While the historic VJ Day Kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt is iconic, the limited edition of the image is scarce (still available at GALLERY M though).
This is a modern gelatin silver of the frames of the historic Eisenstaedt photograph (the middle being most recognized).
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 AllRefer.com - Alfred Eisenstaedt (Photography, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Soon Eisenstaedt came to epitomize the magazine's style with his topically important and beautifully composed 35mm photographs and his candid portraits of the great and the anonymous.
Working for Life until its 1972 demise as a weekly, Eisenstaedt traveled throughout the world, becoming internationally known for his photographic series (e.g., Japan (1945–46)); he continued working into the 1990s.
See his autobiographical The Eye of Eisenstaedt (1969), Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self Portrait (1985), and Remembrances (1990).
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 Collector's Prints from LIFE Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Most of the works here are by Alfred Eisenstaedt; of all the LIFE photographers, his images are increasing the fastest.
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Medieval Section and the River Moldau, the roofs of Prague, 1947.
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Woman wearing fur jacket on beach during cold spell, Miami Beach, FL, 1940.
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 Collector's Prints from LIFE Magazine, Page Two
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Farmer sharpening a sickle near a hamlet of Bern, Switzerland, 1934.
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Thomas Hart Benton paints "The Rape of Persephone," 1938.
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Night scene of bridge over the Arno River, Florence, Italy, 1934.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt - Photography Hall of Fame - Photographer's biography and examples of work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Alfred Eisenstaedt became known to millions worldwide through his work for LIFE Magazine, which he joined as one of the first four staff photographers in 1935 (when it was still Project X).
Eisenstaedt's 86 covers and over 2500 assignments for LIFE have portrayed the earth-shaking events and influential people of the twentieth century, including the dignity of royalty, movie stars, scholars to the determination of diplomats.
John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill are just a few of the luminaries captured forever through Alfred Eisenstaedt’s unfailing ability to seize the fleeting essence of the moment.
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 Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt : A Self-Portrait - Alfred Eisenstaedt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Renowned photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt gives us over 100 of his memorable images, accompanied by the photographer's incisive and often humorous comments on the chronicle of our times that he captured on film.
"Eisenstaedt's excitement and enthusiasm for photography is evident throughout the photographs and quotes in the book..." -- Bonnie Weller
Eisenstaedt's comments on his career as a photographer accompany his photographs of politicians, scientists, musicians, dancers, children, and other subjects.
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Alfred Brannon, The picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight (Newport, Isle of Wight: Alfred Brannon, 1864), 1864
Alfred Bentley, The Firth of Forth, 19th century
The majestic and surreal landscapes captured by his lens have cemented Peter Guttman’s stature as a significant protagonist on the world’s artistic stage.
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 "Alfred Eisenstaedt" - Shopping.com
Posters prints framed art Times Square, May 8th, 1945 Alfred Eisenstaedt Fr...
Alfred Eisenstaedt - Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self-Portrait
Signature works of 20 of this century s best-known photographers are presented alongside excerpts from extensive interviews with the author and his ow...
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 Alfred Eisenstaedt - Three Frames of Children at Puppet Theatre @ GALLERY M
Alfred Eisenstaedt - Three Frames of Children at Puppet Theatre @ GALLERY M
While the historic Children at Puppet Theatre by Alfred Eisenstaedt is iconic, the limited edition of the image is scarce today.
Since printed after his death, Alfred Eisenstaedt's embossed signature appears in the bottom right, front corner.
www.gallerym.com /work.cfm?ID=977   (209 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt: DVD: David Hoffman,Alfred Eisenstaedt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
David Hoffman's Alfred Eisenstaedt is 30 minutes of absolute delight.
Alfred Eisenstaedt was Life Magazine's most prestigious photographer.
This 30 minute film follows Eisenstaedt behind the scenes as he returns to photograph modern Germany.
www.amazon.com /Photographer-Alfred-Eisenstaedt-David-Hoffman/dp/B0001LQJWG   (538 words)

  
 Alfred Eisenstaedt: Photographer
In this Emmy-award-winning program, Alfred Eisenstaedt, at age 82, returned to his German homeland for the first time since 1935 when he had left to come to America.
With this assignment, he re-established his roots, once again experienced the country of his birth, and photographed it with fresh eyes for his tenth and possibly most important book: Eisenstaedt:Germany.
Example: we see the 82-year old Eisenstaedt doing his morning exercises.
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