Alvin Langdon Coburn

(1882-1966)

    Alvin Langdon Coburn (June 11, 1882 – November 23, 1966) was an early 20th-century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. He became the first major photographer to emphasize the visual potential of elevated viewpoints and later made some of the first completely abstract photographs.

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    Projects

    Fifth Avenue from the St. Regis, 1905.
    New York

    Early 20th-century Manhattan, blending Pictorialist techniques with modernist compositions.

    Plate 20: St. Paul's from the Ludgate Circus
    London

    An exploration of London’s urban and natural landscapes, emphasizing mood over realism.

    Books

    Alvin Langdon Coburn

    (Fundación Mapfre, 2015)

    Alvin Langdon Coburn: Photographs 1900-1924

    (Edition Stemmle, 1998)

    Alvin Langdon Coburn

    (Actes Sud, 2004)

    Alvin Langdon Coburn: Symbolist Photographer

    (Aperture, 1990)

    Alvin Langdon Coburn: Photographie zwischen Piktorialismus und Moderne

    (transcript Verlag, 2018)

    Alvin Langdon Coburn, 1882-1966

    (Dover Publications, 1978)