Otto Steinert

Photographer, Visual Artist

1915 – 1978

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Who was Otto Steinert?

Otto Steinert was an important German photographer.

Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, Steinert was a medical doctor by profession and was an autodidact in photography. After World War II, he initially worked for the State School for Art and Craft in Saarbrücken.

He was the founder of the Fotoform photography group.

From 1959, he taught at a design school in Essen, where he later died.

His assets are today part of the photographic collection of the Museum Folkwang, Essen.

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Born
Jul 12, 1915
Saarbrücken
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Saarbrücken
Died
Mar 3, 1978
Essen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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