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During the 1930s however, the SS began to hound him for "non-Aryan" activities, and as a result, with the assistance of his friend Alfred Seiler he emigrated to the United States in May 1937. There he joined the Black Star agency,<ref>{{Citation | author1=Morris, John G. (John Godfrey) | title=Get the picture : a personal history of photojournalism | page=32 | publication-date=1998 | publisher=Random House | edition=1st | isbn=978-0-679-45258-4 }}</ref> producing work that was first published in [[Life (magazine)|Life]] in 1938. During the war years he and other immigrant photographers [[Fritz Goro]], [[Andreas Feininger]], and [[Herbert Gehr]] had their cameras confiscated for a few weeks after [[Pearl Harbor]], but resumed work soon afterwards.<ref>Smith, C. Zoe, ‘Fritz Goro on Tape: An Emigre Photojournalist's Professional Biography’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Memphis, TN, August 3-6, 1985.</ref> He went on to join ''Life'' magazine's staff in 1944,<ref>Vowinckel, A. (2013). German (Jewish) Photojournalists in Exile: A Story of Networks and Success. German History, 31(4), 473-496.</ref> producing several cover images for the magazine, including; 'New York', April 14, 1941; 'Ballet Swimmer, Belita', August 27, 1945;<ref>{{Citation | author1=Nemerov, Alexander | author2=EBSCOhost | title=Wartime kiss : visions of the moment in the 1940s | publication-date=2013 | publisher=Princeton University Press | isbn=978-0-691-14578-5 }}</ref> 'Americans Maybelle Davis and Jim Cash in traditional alpine fashions, Postwar Germany', July 21, 1947; 'Famous Salzburg Marionettes', December 29, 1952. |
During the 1930s however, the SS began to hound him for "non-Aryan" activities, and as a result, with the assistance of his friend Alfred Seiler he emigrated to the United States in May 1937. There he joined the Black Star agency,<ref>{{Citation | author1=Morris, John G. (John Godfrey) | title=Get the picture : a personal history of photojournalism | page=32 | publication-date=1998 | publisher=Random House | edition=1st | isbn=978-0-679-45258-4 }}</ref> producing work that was first published in [[Life (magazine)|Life]] in 1938. During the war years he and other immigrant photographers [[Fritz Goro]], [[Andreas Feininger]], and [[Herbert Gehr]] had their cameras confiscated for a few weeks after [[Pearl Harbor]], but resumed work soon afterwards.<ref>Smith, C. Zoe, ‘Fritz Goro on Tape: An Emigre Photojournalist's Professional Biography’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Memphis, TN, August 3-6, 1985.</ref> He went on to join ''Life'' magazine's staff in 1944,<ref>Vowinckel, A. (2013). German (Jewish) Photojournalists in Exile: A Story of Networks and Success. German History, 31(4), 473-496.</ref> producing several cover images for the magazine, including; 'New York', April 14, 1941; 'Charles Beard and "The Republic"', January 17, 1944; 'Ella Raines', Febrary 28, 1944;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=U1QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=%22walter+sanders%22+photographer&source=bl&ots=aSK-KZhU-w&sig=ACfU3U0N4L2WZ6O8QTtZS9yjozZ1QuH9bQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc4tTI5KflAhWFf30KHUnzCuEQ6AEwHHoECFcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22walter%20sanders%22&f=false|title=LIFE|last=Inc|first=Time|date=1944-02-28|publisher=Time Inc|language=en}}</ref> 'Ballet Swimmer, Belita', August 27, 1945;<ref>{{Citation | author1=Nemerov, Alexander | author2=EBSCOhost | title=Wartime kiss : visions of the moment in the 1940s | publication-date=2013 | publisher=Princeton University Press | isbn=978-0-691-14578-5 }}</ref> 'Americans Maybelle Davis and Jim Cash in traditional alpine fashions, Postwar Germany', July 21, 1947; 'Famous Salzburg Marionettes', December 29, 1952. |
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In February 1946 he was sent on an assignment in Paris then travelled on to Germany where he was born, in Berlin. He first covered the U.S. Constabulary troop in Western Germany, for which he took his pictures of the Bayreuth parade ground from a light plane and again from the top of a fire truck extension ladder.<ref>Life, Aug. 26, 1946</ref> He found the city changed radically and produced several stories from his trip;<ref>Hoffmann, S. L. (2011). Gazing at ruins: German defeat as visual experience. Journal of Modern European History, 9(3), 328-350.</ref> 'The Road Back to Berlin', revealing the destruction of war wrought upon the city and his own home,<ref>LIFE, 11 Nov 1946, Vol. 21, No. 20, p.29-33, ISSN 0024-3019, Time Inc.</ref> and 'Renaissance Man', the first of the Western Culture series, Mar. 3, 1947; 'Pre-Election Report on Italy' published April 12, 1948; and 'Report on the Occupation' for the February 10, 1947 issue of ''Life''. |
In February 1946 he was sent on an assignment in Paris then travelled on to Germany where he was born, in Berlin. He first covered the U.S. Constabulary troop in Western Germany, for which he took his pictures of the Bayreuth parade ground from a light plane and again from the top of a fire truck extension ladder.<ref>Life, Aug. 26, 1946</ref> He found the city changed radically and produced several stories from his trip;<ref>Hoffmann, S. L. (2011). Gazing at ruins: German defeat as visual experience. Journal of Modern European History, 9(3), 328-350.</ref> 'The Road Back to Berlin', revealing the destruction of war wrought upon the city and his own home,<ref>LIFE, 11 Nov 1946, Vol. 21, No. 20, p.29-33, ISSN 0024-3019, Time Inc.</ref> and 'Renaissance Man', the first of the Western Culture series, Mar. 3, 1947; 'Pre-Election Report on Italy' published April 12, 1948; and 'Report on the Occupation' for the February 10, 1947 issue of ''Life''. He also photographed Berliners watching from ruins at edge of [[Tempelhof|Tempelhof Field]] a Douglas [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] plane bringing food to the blockaded city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/a-c-47-bringing-food-to-the-blockaded-city-lets-down-over-berliners-watching|title=A C-47 bringing food to the blockaded city lets down over Berliners watching from ruins at edge of Tempelhof Field. Overcast weather slowed deliveries and authorities warned that ...|date=2016-02-29|website=International Center of Photography|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> |
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==Exhibitions== |
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Revision as of 12:06, 19 October 2019
Walter Sanders (1897-1985) was a German-born American press and magazine photographer active in the 1940s and 1950s.
Early life
Sanders studied economics in Germany and bought his first camera was bought to take photos of his baby daughter, one of which Agfa used for a display. It was an experience which encouraged him to take up photography as a profession; with the support of editor Hans Reuter, he worked for German picture magazines.
'Life' magazine
During the 1930s however, the SS began to hound him for "non-Aryan" activities, and as a result, with the assistance of his friend Alfred Seiler he emigrated to the United States in May 1937. There he joined the Black Star agency,[1] producing work that was first published in Life in 1938. During the war years he and other immigrant photographers Fritz Goro, Andreas Feininger, and Herbert Gehr had their cameras confiscated for a few weeks after Pearl Harbor, but resumed work soon afterwards.[2] He went on to join Life magazine's staff in 1944,[3] producing several cover images for the magazine, including; 'New York', April 14, 1941; 'Charles Beard and "The Republic"', January 17, 1944; 'Ella Raines', Febrary 28, 1944;[4] 'Ballet Swimmer, Belita', August 27, 1945;[5] 'Americans Maybelle Davis and Jim Cash in traditional alpine fashions, Postwar Germany', July 21, 1947; 'Famous Salzburg Marionettes', December 29, 1952.
In February 1946 he was sent on an assignment in Paris then travelled on to Germany where he was born, in Berlin. He first covered the U.S. Constabulary troop in Western Germany, for which he took his pictures of the Bayreuth parade ground from a light plane and again from the top of a fire truck extension ladder.[6] He found the city changed radically and produced several stories from his trip;[7] 'The Road Back to Berlin', revealing the destruction of war wrought upon the city and his own home,[8] and 'Renaissance Man', the first of the Western Culture series, Mar. 3, 1947; 'Pre-Election Report on Italy' published April 12, 1948; and 'Report on the Occupation' for the February 10, 1947 issue of Life. He also photographed Berliners watching from ruins at edge of Tempelhof Field a Douglas C-47 plane bringing food to the blockaded city.[9]
Exhibitions
- The Family of Man, January 24–May 8, 1955, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Memorable Life Photographs, November 20–December 12, 1951, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
References
- ^ Morris, John G. (John Godfrey) (1998), Get the picture : a personal history of photojournalism (1st ed.), Random House, p. 32, ISBN 978-0-679-45258-4
- ^ Smith, C. Zoe, ‘Fritz Goro on Tape: An Emigre Photojournalist's Professional Biography’. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Memphis, TN, August 3-6, 1985.
- ^ Vowinckel, A. (2013). German (Jewish) Photojournalists in Exile: A Story of Networks and Success. German History, 31(4), 473-496.
- ^ Inc, Time (1944-02-28). LIFE. Time Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Nemerov, Alexander; EBSCOhost (2013), Wartime kiss : visions of the moment in the 1940s, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-14578-5
- ^ Life, Aug. 26, 1946
- ^ Hoffmann, S. L. (2011). Gazing at ruins: German defeat as visual experience. Journal of Modern European History, 9(3), 328-350.
- ^ LIFE, 11 Nov 1946, Vol. 21, No. 20, p.29-33, ISSN 0024-3019, Time Inc.
- ^ "A C-47 bringing food to the blockaded city lets down over Berliners watching from ruins at edge of Tempelhof Field. Overcast weather slowed deliveries and authorities warned that ..." International Center of Photography. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2019-10-19.