Arthur Sasse
Illustration — Sasse in 1952 Arthur Hjalmar Sasse (January 20, 1899 – October 3, 1991) was an American UPI photographer. In 1948, his pictures were exhibited at a show at the Bronx Zoo. He is best known for his photo of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out.
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- Arthur Hjalmar Sasse.
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- Arthur Sasse was born on 20 January 1899. · Manhattan.
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- Arthur Sasse died on 3 October 1991. · New York.
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- photographer.
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Illustration — Sasse in 1952 Arthur Hjalmar Sasse (January 20, 1899 – October 3, 1991) was an American UPI photographer. In 1948, his pictures were exhibited at a show at the Bronx Zoo. He is best known for his photo of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out.
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Arthur Sasse was born in Manhattan, New York. Before the age of 20, he was working as a photographer for Bronx Home News, and by 1942 he was working for International News Photo.
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• Illustration — The photo of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out The photo of Einstein sticking his tongue out was taken on March 14, 1951, after Einstein's 72nd birthday celebration at The Princeton Club. He made the iconic shot, but the other photographers surrounding the car missed it. The appropriateness of the photo was heavily debated by Sasse's editors before being published on International News Photos Network. It became one of the most popular photos ever taken of Einstein, who himself requested nine prints for his personal use. The picture showed a "nutty professor" and playful side of Einstein rather than the serious one that many assumed about the man. The picture became so popular that it was widely reproduced on posters and stickers. The original picture was auctioned off for $72,300, making it the most expensive Einstein photograph ever sold.
Albert Einstein sticks his tongue out for photographer Arthur Sasse after his 72nd birthday party on March 14, 1951. One of the most reproduced and parodied pictures of Einstein, according to reports, Einstein liked the photo so much that he requested International News copies of them for personal use as gifts.
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Albert Einstein sticks his tongue out for photographer Arthur Sasse after his 72nd birthday party on March 14, 1951. One of the most reproduced and parodied pictures of Einstein, according to reports, Einstein liked the photo so much that he requested International News copies of them for personal use as gifts.
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- 1.Erickson, A.J. Popular Photography. 16. 1948.
- 2.Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry. 2005.
- 3.Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry. 2011.
- 4.Einstein's tongue – a picture from the past. The Guardian. March 14, 2014.
- 5.Holmes, AAL. Iconic photos. iconicphotos.wordpress.com. Wordpress. June 2009.
- 6.Lomography. Influential Photographs: Einstein's Tongue, 1951 by Arthur Sasse.
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