A pioneer of colour photography, Anton Bruehl was one of the best-known advertising photographers of the ’30s and ’40s.
This exhibition of thirty vintage photographs evokes the work of a great photographer.
Born in a small town in Australia in 1900, he was given his first camera at the age of ten and began cultivating his passion at the amateur level while studying engineering. In 1919 Bruehl moved to New York to work for Western Electric. In 1923 he met Clarence White and came to a turning point: White had opened a school of photography in 1914, and when Bruehl asked to attend his courses, White was so struck by his enthusiasm that he decided to give him private lessons. Bruehl took six months’ leave and White – recognising his talent – asked him to help him teach.
But it was White’s sudden death in 1925 that drove Bruehl to become a professional photographer, first teaching photography in White’s school and then opening a photography studio. Advertisers liked his work, and Bruehl was assigned a number of jobs right away.
A pioneer of colour photography, Anton Bruehl was one of the best-known advertising photographers of the ’30s and ’40s.
This exhibition of thirty vintage photographs evokes the work of a great photographer.
Born in a small town in Australia in 1900, he was given his first camera at the age of ten and began cultivating his passion at the amateur level while studying engineering. In 1919 Bruehl moved to New York to work for Western Electric. In 1923 he met Clarence White and came to a turning point: White had opened a school of photography in 1914, and when Bruehl asked to attend his courses, White was so struck by his enthusiasm that he decided to give him private lessons. Bruehl took six months’ leave and White – recognising his talent – asked him to help him teach.
But it was White’s sudden death in 1925 that drove Bruehl to become a professional photographer, first teaching photography in White’s school and then opening a photography studio. Advertisers liked his work, and Bruehl was assigned a number of jobs right away.