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Eugène Atget was born
Eugène Atget, a French photographer and painter who was best known for his photography of Paris' streets and architecture, was born in Libourne, France. Eugène Atget's work was admired by many artists including one of his biggest fans – Man Ray. -
Alfred Stieglitz was born
American photographer and artist, Alfred Stieglitz, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. Alfred Stieglitz was one of the most influencial artists who was well known as the photographer who strived to make photography as an art form. -
Edward J Steichen was born
American photographer, Edward Jean Steichen, was born in Luxembourg. Edward Steichen was a painter, art curator, as well as a prominent photographer who used inventive ways to experiment with photography as fine art. -
Frantisek Drtikol was born
Czech photographer, Frantisek Drtikol, was born in Příbram. Frantisek Drtikol was an astonishing photgrapher who fantisized the female body and incorporated it in his photography. -
Edward Weston was born
A true mast of the 20th century photography, Edward Weston, was born in Highland Park, Illinois. Edward Weston shocked the world with his composition photography of landscapes and vegetables. -
Emmanuel Radnitzky was born
American visual photographer, Emmanuel Radnitzky, was born in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. Emmanuel Radnitzky, also known as "Man Ray", was a significant contributor to the DADA and Surrealist movement, and worked mostly in France. -
Lázsló Moholy-Nagy was born
Hungarian painter and photographer, Lázsló Moholy-Nagy, was born in Bácsborsód, Hungary. Lázsló Moholy-Nagy's work consisted of the use of abstract film and powerful nude photographs of women. -
Ansel Adams was born
American photogtrapher and thriving enviornmentalist, Ansel Adams, was born in San Fransisco, California. Ansel Adams was widely knwn for his incredible landscapes that he often shot with black and white film that he loaded into huge medium format cameras. -
Photo Secession was established
Alfred Stieglitz, with the help of Edward Steichen, who donated a lot of studio space to Stieglitz, created a galleries that included many photographer who called their photography art -
Edward Weston opened a gallery in Mexico
Edward Weston traveled to Mexico and opened up an art gallery with his wife, Tina Modotti. While in mexico, he had famous visitor Diego Rivera visit his gallery. -
Man Ray published many of Eugène Atget's photographs
Just one year before Eugène Atget's death, Man Ray, one of Atgets biggest supporters, published many of Atget's death and during the same year that Atget's wife, Valentine, died. -
Lazslo Mohogy-Nagy constructed his first body of work
Lazslo Mohogy-Nagy's first composition of work consisted of innovative opeque geometric shapes that wer condensed in a cinematic way. His compostion was raved, "ahead of its time" by many artists. -
Man Ray and Lee Miller
Man Ray developed an affair with Surrealist photographer, Lee Miller. Lee miller and Man Ray both took over the scene and were in the spot light of Avant-Garde Photography. -
Ansel Adam's first book published
Ansel Adams published his first book, "Ansel Adams at 100, that consisted of writeen text by writer, Mary Hunter Austin. A lot of his photographs in the book were giant landscapes in black and white that mainly took place in West America and Mexico. -
Edward Steichen curated Family of Man
Edward Steichen curated on of the most ambitious photography exhibitons at the Museam of Modern Art. The exhibition lasted 5 months because people loved it so much.
