Andreas Feininger Biography

Andreas Feininger biography

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NAME: Andreas Feininger
OCCUPATION: Architect, Photographer, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: December 27, 1906
DEATH DATE: February 18, 1999
EDUCATION: Bauhaus, Bauschule
PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Andreas Bernhard Lyonel Feininger

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Andreas Feininger was the son of Lyonel Feininger and a prolific magazine photographer and writer on photography.

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Andreas Feininger was born on December 27, 1906 in Paris. The son of the painter Lyonel Feininger, he studied cabinetmaking and architecture at the Bauhaus and established a Swedish firm specializing in architectural and industrial photography. He immigrated to New York City and became a staff photographer for Life magazine. Feininger wrote prolifically on photographic technique. He died in 1999.