ANDREAS FEININGER
Overview
Andreas Feininger (1906 – 1999) was born in Paris; son of the American-German painter Lyonel Feininger. He studied at the Weimar Bauhaus during the 1920s, and although he mainly studied architecture, Feininger developed an interest in photography after taking courses with László Moholy-Nagy (Bauhaus professor and friend of his father’s). In 1936, shortly before World War II, he abandoned his architecture studies and relocated to New York. Feininger began working for LIFE in 1943, where he completed 346 assignments over two decades. His great love for New York is evinced in his numerous black-and-white photos from vantage points all over the city.
Featured Exhibitions
42nd Street, NY as viewed from Weehawken, NJ 1946
16 x 20 inches, only one print available (AP)
The Photojournalist, 1951
Only one print available: AP (8 x 10 inches, edition of 50)
Brooklyn Bridge in the fog, New York, 1948
Gelatin silver print
Coney Island, NY, July 4, 1949
Gelatin silver print
Fencer with Saber Mask, 1955
Gelatin silver print
Fifth Avenue Looking North from 32nd St., NY, 1948
Gelatin silver print
George Washington Bridge, New York, 1950
Gelatin silver print
Midtown Fifth Avenue during lunch hour, New York, 1948
Gelatin silver print
Railroad, Nebraska, 1952
Gelatin silver print
S.S. United States, New York Harbor, 1952
Gelatin silver print
View of New York City skyline from Bendix, NJ, 1940’s
Gelatin silver print