History of Art: History of Photography


	History of Photography Introduction History of Photography (Encyclopaedia Britannica) A World History of Photography (by Naomi Rosenblum) The Story Behind the Pictures 1827-1991 (by Hans-Michael Koetzle) Photographers' Dictionary (based on "20th Century Photography - Museum Ludwig Cologne")


	Photographers' Dictionary (based on "20th Century Photography-Museum Ludwig Cologne")

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Louise Emma Augusta Dahl (November 19, 1895 in San Francisco, California – December 11, 1989) was a photographer, known primarily for her work for Harper's Bazaar with fashion editor Diana Vreeland.
Born to Norwegian parents, Dahl-Wolfe was known for taking photographs outdoors, with natural light in distant locations from South America to Africa in what became known as "environmental" fashion photography. She married sculptor Meyer Wolfe, who constructed the backgrounds of many of her photos.
She preferred portraiture to fashion photography. Notable portraits include: Mae West, Cecil Beaton, Eudora Welty, W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Orson Welles, Carson McCullers, Edward Hopper, Colette and Josephine Baker. She is known for having "discovered" a teenage Lauren Bacall. She was a great influence on photographers Irving Penn and Richard Avedon. One of her assistants was Milton H. Greene.