August Sander

August Sander (17 November 1876 – 20 April 1964) was a German portrait and documentary photographer. Sander's first book Face of our Time (German: Antlitz der Zeit) was published in 1929. Sander has been described as "the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century."

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August Sander
Birth dateNovember 17, 1876
Birth place
Herdorf , Rhine Province
Date of deathApril 20, 1964
Place of death
Cologne

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