[View of Rooftops], 1917, Gelatin silver print, 23.7 x 19.0 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.), Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper, Morton Schamberg (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1881–1918 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Had he not died of influenza in 1918, Schamberg likely would have remained one of the best avant-garde painters and photographers of his generation in America. He absorbed the lessons of Cubism through his contacts with the Stieglitz and Arensberg circles, and in photographs such as this one he demonstrated his deft application of the new artistic idioms
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View, Rooftops, 1917, Gelatin silver print, 23.7 x 19.0 cm, 9 5/16 7 1/2, Pastels & Oil Sketches, Paper, Morton Schamberg, American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1881–1918, died, influenza, 1918, Schamberg, remained, best avant-garde painters, photographers, generation, America, absorbed, lessons, Cubism, contacts, Stieglitz, Arensberg circles, photographs, demonstrated, deft application, new artistic, idioms
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