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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Paul Strand 1890-1976, American photographer, b. New York City. Strand studied under Lewis Hine , who introduced him to Alfred Stieglitz . At Stieglitz's famed "291" gallery, Strand had his first one-man exhibition (1916); the last two issues of Stieglitz's Camera Work (1917) were devoted to Strand's photography. His principal early subjects were Manhattan life and 20th-century machinery. In the 1920s he made his exquisitely composed landscape and nature photographs. Strand made documentary films in Mexico, the USSR, and the United States. His superb portraits of regions are... Read more

Paul Strand
Encyclopedia of World Biography Paul Strand Paul Strand (1890-1976) was one of the most important...by great richness of surface detail. Strand photographed a variety of subject matter...producing a series of photography books. Paul Strand was born on October 16, 1890 in New... Read more

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...afforded by the use of large-format cameras. Much of his later work was devoted to North American and European scenes and landscapes. He collaborated on documentary films with Charles Sheeler and Pare Lorentz. Paul Strand Paul Strand Paul Strand Read more

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