Alvin Langdon Coburn

Photographer, Visual Artist

1882 – 1966

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Who was Alvin Langdon Coburn?

Alvin Langdon Coburn was an early 20th-century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. He became the first major photographer to emphasize the visual potential of elevated viewpoints and later made some of the first completely abstract photographs.

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Born
Jun 11, 1882
Boston
Also known as
  • Alvin Coburn
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Boston
Died
Nov 23, 1966
Rhos-on-Sea

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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