Alvin Langdon Coburn Artist

Alvin Langdon Coburn (June 11, 1882 – November 23, 1966) was an early 20th-century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. He became the first major photographer to emphasize the visual potential of elevated viewpoints and later made some of the first completely abstract photographs.

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Alvin Langdon Coburn
Birth dateJune 11, 1882
Birth place
Boston
Nationality
United States
Date of deathNovember 23, 1966
Place of death
Rhos-on-Sea , Wales , Colwyn Bay

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