Siri Schnéevoigt
1=Biographies Siri Alina Schnéevoigt (1870–1946) was a photographer and actress, born in Finland, but active in Denmark. She was the mother to director George Schnéevoigt, and sister to conductor Georg Schnéevoigt. In early 1900's Schnéevoigt and her husband Hermann Friedrich Fischer divorced, which later resulted in her changing her last name from Fischer-Schnéevoigt back to her maiden name Schnéevoigt.
Also recorded as Siri Schneevoigt · Siri Alina Schnéevoigt · Siiri Alina Fischer · Siri Fischer Schneevoigt
Siri Schnéevoigt
Siri Schnéevoigt · Public domain
- Born
- 1870 · Vyborg.
- Died
- 1946 · Warnemünde.
- Occupation
- photographer · actress
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1=Biographies Siri Alina Schnéevoigt (1870–1946) was a photographer and actress, born in Finland, but active in Denmark. She was the mother to director George Schnéevoigt, and sister to conductor Georg Schnéevoigt. In early 1900's Schnéevoigt and her husband Hermann Friedrich Fischer divorced, which later resulted in her changing her last name from Fischer-Schnéevoigt back to her maiden name Schnéevoigt.
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She is known of her portraits of famous dancers and musicians, but also of ordinary studio portraits and art photographs. She was active among the Pictorial photographers. Her photographs were published regularly in International and Central European photography magazines and publications along with for example Gertrude Käsebier, Alfred Stieglitz and Robert Demachy.
• Laila (1937)
Porträtfotografie Maria Slavona von Siri Fischer-Schneevoigt
Siri Schnéevoigt · SHLB, Cb 185
Paula Busch. Fotografie von Siri Fischer-Schneevoigt.
Siri Schnéevoigt · Berliner Leben, vol. 15.1912, nr. 2, p. [13] (online)
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1870
Siri Schnéevoigt born at Vyborg.
1946
Siri Schnéevoigt died at Warnemünde.
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