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Friedrich Seidenstücker
German
1882–1966
About the Artist
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Friedrich Seidenstücker. Untitled (Friedrich Seidenstücker). c. 1949. Gelatin silver print. Berlinische Galerie
Meeting Points
- Cultural Hubs Berlin
- Photo Industry Hubs Antwerp London
- Publications Das deutsche Lichtbild, 1927–38
Artist Chronology
| September 26, 1882 |
Born
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Unna |
| 1895–98 |
Constructs a camera with the lens of a magic lantern to expose 6 x 9 cm photo plates
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Unna |
| 1901–03 |
Studies mechanical engineering
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Hagen |
| 1904–66 |
Lives in Berlin
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Berlin |
| 1905–07 |
Studies at Akademischen Hoschschule für die Bildenden Künste
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Berlin |
| 1911–35 |
Creates small bronze sculptures of women and animals, based on his own photographs from the Berlin Zoological Garden
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Berlin |
| 1914–17 |
Works at the Zeppelin factory during WWI
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Potsdam |
| 1923 |
Becomes the official photographer for the Berlin Zoological Garden
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Berlin |
| 1928–39 |
Works as a freelance photographer for Ullstein Verlag. Publishes photographs in BIZ, Die Dame, Das Deutsche Lichtbild, Der Querschnitt, Uhu, Vossische Zeitung, and Die Woche
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Berlin Stuttgart |
| 1930s |
During this period he uses a 9 x 12 cm collapsible camera, a 9 x 9 cm Tudor reflex camera, a 6.5 x 9 cm folding camera, and a Nagel Pupille brand camera
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Berlin |
| 1932 |
Uhu publishes a profile of Seidenstucker, describing him as "a sculptor of the photographic plate."
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Berlin |
| 1939–45 |
Forms his own photography agency to elude the restrictions of the National Socialists. Takes photographs outside of Berlin more often
Half of his photo agency archive is destroyed in a bombing.
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Brandenburg |
| November 1943 |
Photographs Berlin after the first Allied bombing
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Berlin |
| 1945–66 |
Documents Berlin's destruction and rebuilding after the war
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Berlin |
| September 1962 |
First and only solo exhibition of his photographs during his lifetime takes place at the Wilmersdorf municipal art bureau
Participant: Friedrich Seidenstücker
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Wilmersdorf |
| December 26, 1966 |
Dies
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Berlin |
