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  1. Arnold Genthe (8 January 1869 – 9 August 1942) was a German-American photographer, best known for his photographs of San Francisco 's Chinatown, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and his portraits of noted people, from politicians and socialites to literary figures and entertainment celebrities.

  2. Explore the digital collection of Arnold Genthe, a pioneer of soft-focus pictorialism and color photography. See his portraits, travel views, and autobiographical images from four continents and four decades.

  3. Feb 21, 2024 · Genthe's work and studio were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fire--save for the Chinatown images that had been stored in a bank vault. He published those early images in the 1909 book Pictures of Old Chinatown. After the fire, Genthe re-established his studio in San Francisco and in 1908 spent six months ...

  4. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was an internationally recognized photographer working in the soft-focus pictorialist style. The Library of Congress acquired approximately 20,000 items from his unclaimed studio after his death.

  5. Photography at. MoMA: 1840–1920 Edited by Quentin Bajac, Lucy. Gallun, Roxana Marcoci, and. Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2017 Hardcover, 376 pages. Buy from the Design Store. Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image. of the American West Eva Respini, 2009 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 168 pages.

  6. The production of the "electronic collection" of more than 16,000 of Arnold Genthe's negatives, lantern slides, and autochromes was part of a major initiative by Congress to allow the Library to preserve its vast negative collections that deteriorate naturally with age.

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    German-born Arnold Genthe obtained a doctorate in philology and linguistics before leaving Europe for San Francisco, where he opened a portrait studio in 1897. Genthe’s studio and equipment were destroyed in the earthquake and fires of 1906, but his photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown survived and were published in 1908. He traveled widely before relocating […]

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