Feininger's book, Experimental Work displaying his well known picture of Magnum photojournalist, Dennis Stock.

Andreas Feininger (27 December 1906 - 18 February 1999) was an American photographer of German heritage born in Paris, the son of the painter Lyonel Feininger. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2375x3237, 4429 KB) Summary Cover of Andreas Feininger book, Experimental Work. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2375x3237, 4429 KB) Summary Cover of Andreas Feininger book, Experimental Work. ... The word Magnum, derived from the Latin word magnus (English: great), has been applied to several things: Some people named Magnum, or the Great: Alexander III of Macedon, Megas Alexandros Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Pope Gregory I, Gregorius Magnus Pope Leo I, Leo Magnus Charles king of Franks, Carolus Magnus... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ... Lyonel Charles Feininger (July 17, 1871 - January 13, 1956); was a German-American painter and caricaturist. ...

Feininger grew up and was educated as an architect in Germany, where his father painted and taught at Bauhaus. After working with Le Corbusier in Paris, Feininger started photographing architecture. In 1936, he gave up architecture itself, moved to Sweden, and focused on photography. In advance of WW II, in 1939, Feininger moved to New York City. Bauhaus (2003). ... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a Swiss architect famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the International Style. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ...

Feininger cover of Life magazine, 1940

Feininger became famous for his photographs of New York and served as a staff photographer of Life magazine. Science and nature, as seen in bones, shells, plants and minerals, was a frequent subject of Feininger's, but rarely did he photograph people or make portraits. Feininger wrote comprehensive manuals about photography, of which the best known is The Complete Photographer. In the introduction to one of Feininger's books of photographs, Ralph Hattersley described him as "one of the great architects who helped create photography as we know it today." In 1966, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) awarded Feininger its highest distinction, the Rober Leavitt Award. In 1991, the International Center of Photography awarded Feininger the Infinity Lifetime Achievement Award. Image File history File linksMetadata FeiningerLife11251940. ... Image File history File linksMetadata FeiningerLife11251940. ... Edward Steichen portrait of Greta Garbo. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... The American Society of Media Photographers, abbreviated ASMP, is a society of photographers, specifically photojouralists which defines standards of industry, educates . ... Founded in 1974, the International Center for Photography is located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City ( United States). ...

Today, Feininger's photographs are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, London's Victoria and Albert Museum, and the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ... The central lobby of the museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as The Met, is one of the worlds largest and most important art museums, located on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan, New York, United States. ... The East Building of the National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is an art museum managed by the government of the United States but privately owned, although it functions as a public institution. ... } London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Cromwell Road entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square The main interior courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2004. ... The George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York, comprises over 23,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and paper artifacts. ... In English literary history, the name Rochester refers to John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester. ...

Cover Feininger photo book

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External links

• Introduction to Feininger at George Eastman House
• ASMP interview with Andreas Feininger
• Andreas Feininger Photographs
• literature (German)