Karl Blossfeldt

Photographer

Birthday June 13, 1865

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Dec 9, 1932 (67)

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About

Teacher and photographer known for taking magnified pictures of plants that highlighted their artistic and architectural properties.

Before Fame

He attended the Institute of Royal Arts Museum in Berlin.

Trivia

He was an untrained photographer and used a camera that he had designed to magnify plants.

Family Life

His father was also inspired by plants.

Associated With

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was a fan of "Unformen der Kunst", a book of his photographs.