Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 - August 24, 1995) was a photographer and photojournalist.

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December 6 - 1898 - August 24 - 1995 - Photographer - Photojournalist

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He was born in Dirschau, West Prussia (now Tczew, Poland) and emigrated to the United States in 1935, where he remained until his death, living in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.

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West Prussia - Tczew - Poland - Emigrated - United States - 1935 - Jackson Heights, Queens, New York

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Eisenstaedt worked as a photographer for Life magazine from 1936 to 1972. He is most renowned for his candid photographs, which he made using a 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 inch Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera. His most famous photograph is of an American sailor kissing a young woman on V-J Day in Times Square in 1945. (The young woman is widely accepted to have been Edith Shain, although some sources say she was Greta Friedman; the sailor was identified by the Naval War College in August 2005 as George Mendonsa, of Newport, Rhode Island, although many other men have claimed the honor.) A sculpture was made, based on the photo, by artist J. Seward Johnson. Entitled "Unconditional Surrender," it was unveiled on August 11, 2005 and will be moved to a gallery after a four-day display in Times Square.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4799520

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''Life'' magazine - 1936 - 1972 - Candid photographs - Rolleiflex - Twin-lens reflex camera - V-J Day - Times Square - Naval War College - August - 2005 - Newport, Rhode Island - J. Seward Johnson - August 11

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Since 1999, the Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography have been administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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1999 - Columbia University

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