Erwin Blumenfeld | |
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![]() Blumenfeld photographing Sophie Malgat, photographed by Gordon Parks, 1950 | |
Born | Berlin, Germany | 26 January 1897
Died | 4 July 1969 Rome, Italy | (aged 72)
Known for | Fashion Photography |
Erwin Blumenfeld (26 January 1897 – 4 July 1969) was an American photographer of German origin. He was born in Berlin, and in 1941 emigrated to the United States, where he soon became a successful and well-paid fashion photographer, working as a free-lancer for Harper's Bazaar, Life and American Vogue. His personal photographic work showed the influence of Dadaism and Surrealism; his two main areas of interest were death and women. He was expert in laboratory work, and experimented with photographic techniques such as distortion, multiple exposure, photo-montage and solarisation.[1][2]