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| − | '''Francis Joseph Bruguière''' (1879-1945) was an American-born photographer. He also worked as a director, producer, painter, and sculptor. However, he remained | + | '''Francis Joseph Bruguière''' (1879-1945) was an American-born photographer. He also worked as a director, producer, painter, and sculptor. |
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| + | ==Life and work== | ||
| + | However, he remained known as a photographer. His pictures from the earthquake of San Francisco have today historic character. Many of his other pictures are innovative and make him one of the pioneers of modern photographic art before the 1920s. | ||
| + | As a child was very interested in art, music and poetry and travel with his parents in Europe. | ||
| + | In 1905 he went to [[New York]], where he first dealt with the photograph. He returned in 1906 back to San Francisco, where he founded his first photographic studio. He witnessed one of the worst earthquakes in U.S. history, as on 18 April 1906, the earth shook and more than 3,000 people died. This event impressed his life Despite the ruined city, he managed to study together with the photographer Frank Eugene. [[Alfred Stieglitz]], enabled Bruguière to participate as a photographer at the photo sessions. | ||
| + | In 1916 he illustrated the book of the American poet and friend George Sterling called ''The evenscent City'' with photographs from the Panama-Pacific Exhibition (1915). | ||
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 Francis Bruguière | |
| Born |
October 15, 1879 San Francisco, US |
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| Died |
May 8, 1945 (aged 65) London, UK |
Francis Joseph Bruguière (1879-1945) was an American-born photographer. He also worked as a director, producer, painter, and sculptor.
Life and work
However, he remained known as a photographer. His pictures from the earthquake of San Francisco have today historic character. Many of his other pictures are innovative and make him one of the pioneers of modern photographic art before the 1920s. As a child was very interested in art, music and poetry and travel with his parents in Europe. In 1905 he went to New York, where he first dealt with the photograph. He returned in 1906 back to San Francisco, where he founded his first photographic studio. He witnessed one of the worst earthquakes in U.S. history, as on 18 April 1906, the earth shook and more than 3,000 people died. This event impressed his life Despite the ruined city, he managed to study together with the photographer Frank Eugene. Alfred Stieglitz, enabled Bruguière to participate as a photographer at the photo sessions. In 1916 he illustrated the book of the American poet and friend George Sterling called The evenscent City with photographs from the Panama-Pacific Exhibition (1915).
