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Karl Struss Figurative Photography

American, 1886-1981

Karl Struss was an American photographer and cinematographer born in New York in 1886. He studied photography at Columbia University under the guidance of Clarence White. Through his studies, Struss developed the Struss Pictorial Lens, a soft-focus lens popular with the pictorial photographers and in the motion picture industry of the era.

(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)

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Artist: Karl Struss
New York City Parade by Karl Struss, 1910, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
By Karl Struss
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New York City Parade by Karl Struss is a vintage photograph documenting a crowd of people in the streets of New York City during a parade. This photograph is a vintage gelatin silve...
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Early 20th Century Modern Karl Struss Figurative Photography

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New York City Parade
By Karl Struss
Located in Denton, TX
Artist stamp in blue ink and misc. notation in pencil on print verso Vintage gelatin silver print Karl Struss was an American photographer and cinematographer born 1886, in New York...
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Early 20th Century Modern Karl Struss Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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