Tag: Alma Lavenson

  • The Photography of Alma Lavenson, From Pictorialism to Modernism

    The Photography of Alma Lavenson, From Pictorialism to Modernism

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    From Pictorialism to Modernism, With Little Notice Alma Lavenson, who lived through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and saw the Transamerica Pyramid erected, had a long, remarkable and largely unknown photography career. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/alma-lavenson-from-pictorialism-to-modernism-and-beyond/ Imagine you’re a young photographer. It’s 1930, and you’re armed with a letter of introduction from a family friend…