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Valentin Wolfenstein | |
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 Valentin Wolfenstein, circa 1880 | |
| Born | 19 April 1845 Falun, Sweden |
| Died | 3 February 1909 (aged 63) Los Angeles, US |
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| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Flash photography |
Valentin Wolfenstein (19 April 1845 – 3 February 1909) was a Swedish-American photographer who worked both in Stockholm and Los Angeles, California. He was one of the first photographers to use flash-lamps for photography.
He owned the first successful photography studio in Los Angeles where he photographed many famous Californians in the 1870s in 1880s.[1]
After returning to Sweden, Wolfenstein owned Atelier Jaeger, the official court photographer's studio in Stockholm, from 1890 to 1905.[2]
Early life
[edit]Mid-life
[edit]He returned to Sweden in the 1890s, sometime after Clara died, and settled in Stockholm, where he became an employee of the royal photographer Johannes Jaeger at his studio, Atelier Jaeger.[3][4] In the 1890s, Wolfenstein established a photographic studio at Drottninggatan 33 in Stockholm. When Jaeger moved back to Germany, his home country, Wolfenstein bought both of his studios for 60,000 kronor.[3][5] Wolfenstein continued to call the studio of 30 employees by its original name "Atelier Jaeger", because of its already established reputation as the official court photographer.[4][6]
Later life and death
[edit]Wolfenstein sold Atelier Jaeger in 1905 and returned to the United States.[7] Albin Roosval and Herman Sylwander, who took over his studios, kept the same original name for the studio.[8]
Wolfenstein died in Los Angeles on 3 February 1909 at the age of 63.[9] He is buried at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Central Los Angeles.[10]
Photography work
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Wolfenstein's "look-alike"
of his boss John Jaeger
sitting and standing
1894 flash photography of scene in Swedish Theatre taken by Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein took this photo of outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez behind the Los Angeles jail on May 18, 1874.
"Man holding rifle", 1868 Navajo chief Barboncito
Navajo chief Manuelito with his wife and son, 1868
Daughter-in-law of chief Barboncito, "Mica se qui", 1868
Manuelito, Barboncito, and Navajo boy and man, 1868
Personal pictures
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2008 Living Historic Tour". West Adams Heritage Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ↑ Söderberg & Rittsel 1983, p. 63.
- 1 2 "Biografier – Moderna Museet". Modernamuseet.se. 2001-11-02. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- 1 2 "Västarvet – Västergötlands museum – Objekt VGM_B145198_644". vgregion.se. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ↑ "Nationella fotografregistret". Nfr.nordiskamuseet.se. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ↑ "Recentering El Pueblo: 18th Annual Living History Tour". S93883215.onlinehome.us. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ↑ Ancestry.com "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820–1957" and "Passenger lists, 1869–1951 of Gothenburg, Sweden"
- ↑ Söderberg & Rittsel 1983, p. 34.
- ↑ "Sveriges riksdag 1924 : porträttalbum". Runeberg.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ↑ "Bringing a Buffalo Soldier back to life". Los Angeles Times. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ↑ Palmquist 2000, p. 434.
- ↑ Ancestry.com "Wolfenstein Family Tree"
- 1 2 Andrews 1964, p. 83.
- ↑ Ancestry.com U.S. City Directories 1821–1989
- ↑ Ancestry.com Military records
Bibliography
[edit]- Andrews, Ralph Warren (1964). Picture Gallery Pioneers, 1850 to 1875. Superior Publishing Company.
- Söderberg, Rolf; Rittsel, Pär (1983). Den svenska fotografins historia 1840–1940 The Swedish history of photography. Bonnier fakta. ISBN 978-91-34-50314-4.
- Palmquist, Peter E. (2000). Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840–1865. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3883-5.
External links
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- American portrait photographers
- Union army soldiers
- Photographers from Los Angeles
- Artists from Stockholm
- Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
- People from Falun
- Swedish emigrants to the United States
- 19th century in Los Angeles
- 19th-century American photographers
- 19th-century American male photographers
- 19th-century Swedish photographers