Erika Stone (born June 29, 1924) is an American photographer.[1] She was a member of the New York Photo League.[2]
Early life
editStone was born Erika Klopfer in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1924.[1][3] Stone's family moved to New York in 1936 to avoid Nazi persecution.[4]
Photo career
editStone worked as a stringer for Der Spiegel and Time.[5] In the 1940s she became a member of the Photo League.[4] Her Bowery Series, documenting the 1940s residents of the southern Manhattan neighborhood, was shot when Stone was just seventeen.[6][7]
Stone's work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the Center for Creative Photography,[8] the George Eastman House[9] and the Columbus Museum of Art.[10] Many of her photographs between 1940 and 1999 are archived in the Erika Stone Photograph Collection of the New York Historical Society Museum and Library.[11]
Stone was the subject of a 2011 documentary by Lars Gerhard titled Erika Stone: A New York Scene.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Erika Stone". www.gallery.ca.
- ^ Browne, Turner; Browne, Ken; Partnow, Elaine, eds. (1983). Macmillan biographical encyclopedia of photographic artists & innovators. Macmillan. p. 591. ISBN 9780025175006.
- ^ "Popular Photography". March 1983.
- ^ a b "Photographer Erika Stone Looks Back, Finds Appreciation Close to Home | Tribeca Trib Online".
- ^ a b "Erika Stone: A Social Vision". November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Erika Stone | APAG - American Photography Archives Group | Resource Group for American Photographers Archive Managers |". September 17, 2013.
- ^ Niccolini, Dianora (September 1982). Women of vision: Photographic statements. Unicorn Publishing House. ISBN 9780881010022.
- ^ "Erika Stone (Klopfer) | Center for Creative Photography". November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Bowery Bums".
- ^ "Embark Collection". January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Guide to the Erika Stone Photograph Collection".
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