Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-Jewish photo-journalist who is best known for his long association with Life Magazine. Henry Booth Luce of Time Inc. hired Eisenstaedt along with Margaret Bourke-White, Thomas McAvoy, and Peter Stackpole, for Project X which debuted as Life Magazine in 1936.Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt

In addition to important works of photo-journalism, Eisenstaedt is also famous for his portraits, and took photos of Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Sophia Loren, and Ernest Hemingway, among others.Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt Timeline

1898: Born Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
1906: Moved to BerlinTemple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
1912: Received his first camera, an Eastman Kodak Folding CameraArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1917: Drafted into the German armyTemple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
1927: Sold his first photographArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1928: Began freelance photography career for Pacific and Atlantic PhotosArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1931: Company bought by Associated PressArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1935: Immigrated to the United StatesArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1936: Hired as staff photographer by LifeArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1954: First one-man exhibition at the International Museum of PhotographyArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1989: Received a National Medal of ArtsArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
1995: Died at the age of 96ArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt