Elliott Erwitt
Born 1928
Born in Paris in 1928 to Russian parents, Elliott Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan. He then emigrated to the US, via France, with his family in 1939. As a teenager living in Hollywood, he developed an interest in photography and worked in a commercial darkroom before experimenting with photography at Los Angeles City College. In 1948, he moved to New York and exchanged janitorial work for film classes at the New School for Social Research. Erwitt traveled in France and Italy in 1949 with his trusty Rolleiflex camera. In 1951, he was drafted for military service and undertook various photographic duties while serving in a unit of the Army Signal Corps in Germany and France. While in New York, Erwitt met Edward Steichen, Robert Capa, and Roy Stryker, the former head of the Farm Security Administration. Stryker initially hired Erwitt to work for the Standard Oil Company, where he was building up a photographic library for the company, and subsequently commissioned him to undertake a project documenting the city of Pittsburgh. In 1953, Erwitt joined Magnum Photos and worked as a freelance photographer for Collier’s, Look, Life, Holiday, and other luminaries in that golden period for illustrated magazines. Throughout his career, which spanned three quarters of a century, he worked for a variety of journalistic and commercial outfits. In the late 1960s, Erwitt served as Magnum’s president for three years. He then turned to film. In the 1970s, he produced several noted documentaries and in the 1980s, 18 comedy films for Home Box Office (HBO). Erwitt became known for benevolent irony, and for a humanistic sensibility traditional to the spirit of Magnum.
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Elliott Erwitt
Born 1928
Born in Paris in 1928 to Russian parents, Elliott Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan. He then emigrated to the US, via France, with his family in 1939. As a teenager living in Hollywood, he developed an interest in photography and worked in a commercial darkroom before experimenting with photography at Los Angeles City College. In 1948, he moved to New York and exchanged janitorial work for film classes at the New School for Social Research. Erwitt traveled in France and Italy in 1949 with his trusty Rolleiflex camera. In 1951, he was drafted for military service and undertook various photographic duties while serving in a unit of the Army Signal Corps in Germany and France. While in New York, Erwitt met Edward Steichen, Robert Capa, and Roy Stryker, the former head of the Farm Security Administration. Stryker initially hired Erwitt to work for the Standard Oil Company, where he was building up a photographic library for the company, and subsequently commissioned him to undertake a project documenting the city of Pittsburgh. In 1953, Erwitt joined Magnum Photos and worked as a freelance photographer for Collier’s, Look, Life, Holiday, and other luminaries in that golden period for illustrated magazines. Throughout his career, which spanned three quarters of a century, he worked for a variety of journalistic and commercial outfits. In the late 1960s, Erwitt served as Magnum’s president for three years. He then turned to film. In the 1970s, he produced several noted documentaries and in the 1980s, 18 comedy films for Home Box Office (HBO). Erwitt became known for benevolent irony, and for a humanistic sensibility traditional to the spirit of Magnum.
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Digitizing your art collection allows you to access it anywhere around the world.
A computer, tablet, and phone showing the native ArtCollection.io applications.

Available on any device, mac, pc & more

ArtCollection.io is a cloud based solution that gives you access to your collection anywhere you have a secure internet connection. In addition to a beautiful web dashboard, we also provide users with a suite of mobile applications that allow for data synchronization and offline browsing. Feel confident in your ability to access your art collection anywhere around the world at anytime. Download ArtCollection.io today!

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Google Play Button to download Android application.