Robert Brown (1833, 9 December - 1876, 18 August) was born. Roy DeCarava (1919, 9 December - 2009, 27 October) was born - US, NY, New York. African American photographer, educator and community activist who is well known for his jazz portraits of Lester Young, John Coltrane, and Billie Holiday taken from 1956 onwards. He also collaborated with the writer Langston Hughes on the seminal More... Franco Fontana (1933, 9 December - ) was born - Italy, Modena. Italian painter and photographer known for his color landscapes that sometimes combine geometrical shapes. Edward W. Keck (1870, 9 December - 1912, 16 April) was born - US, NY, Brooklyn. Frederick Oscar Oertel (1862, 9 December - ?) was born. Karl Blossfeldt (1865, 13 June - 1932, 9 December) died - Germany, Berlin. German biologist photographer best known for his highly detailed plant photographs. In 1928 he published ‘Urformen Der Kunst. Photographische Pflanzenbilder‘ (Berlin) and this along with the 1932 ‘Wundergarten der Natur‘ (More... E.O. Hoppé (1878, 14 April - 1972, 9 December) died. English photographer born in Germany. Noted primarily for his portraits of British celebrities. He also did landscape photography in Britain, America and Germany. Edward David Ritton (1823, 10 April - 1892, 9 December) died - US, CT, Danbury. Edward D. Ritton was born in Gaylor‘s Bridge, CT, April 10, 1823. He served as a school teacher for a time and transitioned to painting portraits and landscapes in New York City. He painted for more than a decade. He became interested in the More... | January February March April May June July August September October November December
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