Andreas Feininger
The Photojournalist

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Artist Andreas Feininger (American, born France, 1906–1999)American, born France, 1906–1999

CultureAmerican

Titles

The Photojournalist

Date1951

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (24.4 × 19.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.1037

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionFeininger’s iconic portrait of the photojournalist Dennis Stock was taken for Life magazine in 1951, when Stock won a first prize in the magazine’s competition for young photographers. The camera’s mechanical eyes and Stock’s own eyes have become one. A son of the German artist Lyonel Feininger, Andreas grew up and was educated as an architect in Germany. After moving to the United States in 1939, he joined the staff of Life in 1943, an association that lasted until 1962.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited, "Portraits from the Manfred Heiting Collection", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, February 28, 2005-May 2, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped in black, verso, upper center: "5 3371"
Stamped in black, verso, center: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / ANDREAS FEININGER"

Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: "The Photo-Journalist"
Inscribed in black, verso, lower left, and circled in black: "© 1951 by Time, Inc."

Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: "AF410"
Inscribed in black, verso, lower right: "16730"

Signed in black, verso, lower right: "A. Feininger"

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