born Oct. 16, 1890, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died March 31, 1976, Oregeval, France
U.S. photographer.
He studied photography with Lewis Hine . At Hine's urging, he frequented Alfred Stieglitz 's "291" gallery; the avant-garde paintings by Pablo Picasso , Paul Cézanne , and Georges Braque that he saw there led him to emphasize abstract form and pattern in his photographs, such as Wall Street (1915). He rejected soft-focus Pictorialism in favour of the minute detail and rich tonal range afforded by the use of large-format cameras. Much of his later work was devoted to North American and European scenes and landscapes. He collaborated on documentary films with Charles Sheeler and Pare Lorentz.
White Fence , photograph by Paul Strand, 1916.
By courtesy of Paul Strand