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William Mortensen

American glamour photographer, primarily known for his Hollywood portraits in the 1920s–1940s in the Pictorialist style.

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Born 1897
Died 1965

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  • Cover of: The model: a book on the problems of posing

    First published in 1937 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Pictorial lighting

    First published in 1935 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The new projection control

    First published in 1942 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Monsters & madonnas.

    First published in 1936 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Print finishing

    Cover of edition printfinishing0000will First published in 1938 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Outdoor portraiture: problems of face and figure in natural environment

    Cover of edition outdoorportraitu00mort First published in 1940 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Mortensen on the negative.

    First published in 1940 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Projection control

    First published in 1934 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Flash in modern photography.

    First published in 1941 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The command to look.

    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: paper negative

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The photographic magic of William Mortensen.

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: William Mortensen: a revival

    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: American grotesque: the life and art of William Mortensen

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of William Mortensen

Born 1897
Died 1965

Subjects

Artistic Photography, Photography, Artistic, Photography, Handbooks, manuals, Negatives, Photography, artistic, Portrait photography, Criticism and interpretation, Exhibitions, Grotesque in art, History and criticism, Human figure in art, Lighting, Lighting and posing, Photographers, biography, Photography, Flash-light, Printing processes, Retouching, Toning

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ID Numbers

  • OLID: OL244628A

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Alternative names

  • WILLIAM MORTENSEN
  • William Herbert Mortensen

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December 10, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Add birth & death dates & brief bio from Wikipedia
December 10, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 7, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import