Fred Stein
Photographer, Visual Artist
1909 – 1967
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Who was Fred Stein?
Fred Stein was an early pioneer of the hand-held camera who became a gifted street photographer in Paris and New York after he was forced to flee his native Germany by the Nazi threat in the early 1930s. He explored the new creative possibilities of photography, capturing spontaneous scenes from life on the street. He was also a master portraitist, creating intimate images of many of the great personalities of the 20th century.
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- Born
- Jul 3, 1909
Dresden - Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Leipzig University
- Died
- Sep 27, 1967
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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