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Paul Strand
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Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. His diverse body of work, spanning six decades, covers numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Description above from…
Known for
- Strand, Under the Dark Cloth — Self (archive footage)1989
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Key facts
- Born
- Nathaniel Paul Stransky , ( 1890-10-16 ) October 16, 1890, Brooklyn, New York , U.S.
- Died
- March 31, 1976 (1976-03-31) (aged 85), Orgeval, Yvelines , France
- Known for
- Photography , filmmaking
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Orgeval
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Paul Strand by Alfred Stieglitz 1917.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Paul Strand
- date of death
- 1976-03-31
- date of birth
- 1890-10-16
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- member of
- Photo League
- Commons Creator page
- Paul Strand
- name in native language
- Paul Strand
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. In 1936, he helped found the Photo League, a cooperative of photographers who banded together around a range of common social and creative causes. His diverse body of work, spanning six decades, covers numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
Background
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