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Alvin Langdon Coburn

Alvin Langdon Coburn. John Lukaszczyk. Biography. Born in Boston, MA June 11, 1882 Studied in Boston, New York, London, and Paris Member of The Camera Club in New York City Very spiritual person Died in Wales, November 23, 1966. Art Style. Started with portraits and cityscapes

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Alvin Langdon Coburn

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  1. Alvin Langdon Coburn John Lukaszczyk

  2. Biography • Born in Boston, MA June 11, 1882 • Studied in Boston, New York, London, and Paris • Member of The Camera Club in New York City • Very spiritual person • Died in Wales, November 23, 1966

  3. Art Style • Started with portraits and cityscapes • Moved on to increasingly symbolic art • Eventually became completely abstract • Vorticism • Photographing crystals through a triangular mirrored tube • Concentrated on hard angles, lines, and planes in crystals

  4. The Octopus Robert Langdon Coburn. “The Octopus.” Silver Emulsion, 1912

  5. House of a Thousand Windows Robert Langdon Coburn. “House of a Thousand Windows.” Silver Emulsion, 1912

  6. Ezra Pound Robert Langdon Coburn. “Ezra Pound.” Silver Emulsion, 1917

  7. Vortograph Robert Langdon Coburn. “Vortograph.” Silver Emulsion, 1917

  8. Contributions • Helped to popularize photography as a fine art • Member of the Camera Club in New York City • Did a lot of abstract and symbolic photography

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