Wayne Albee
Wayne Clinton Albee (1882–1937) was an American pictorialist photographer, best known for his portraits of dancers such as ballerina Anna Pavlova, Adoplh Bolm of the Ballets Russes, and early modern dance pioneers Doris Humphrey, Ted Shawn, and Ruth St. Albee got his start at age sixteen, working in a photographic supply shop owned by Byron Harmon. He went on to work for McBride Studios with business partner Ella E. She soon become a well-known photographer in her own right, and credited Albee's influence with inspiring her to learn to take her own photographs.
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- Name
- Wayne Clinton Albee
- Born
- 1882
- Birthplace
- St.
- Died
- 1937
- Place of death
- San Diego, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Wayne Clinton Albee (1882–1937) was an American pictorialist photographer, best known for his portraits of dancers such as ballerina Anna Pavlova, Adoplh Bolm of the Ballets Russes, and early modern dance pioneers Doris Humphrey, Ted Shawn, and Ruth St. Albee got his start at age sixteen, working in a photographic supply shop owned by Byron Harmon. He went on to work for McBride Studios with business partner Ella E. She soon become a well-known photographer in her own right, and credited Albee's influence with inspiring her to learn to take her own photographs.
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He also was an early mentor to the Japanese American photographers Frank Kunishige and Soichi Sunami, who assisted him at McBride Studios. He was an informal advisor to the Seattle Camera Club, and he also served for many years as the chief judge at the Frederick & Nelson art salons.
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• Name — Wayne Clinton Albee • Born — 1882 • Birthplace — St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. • Died — 1937 • Place of death — San Diego, California • Illustration — Ella McBride by Albee ca 1921 • Illustration — In a dancer's studio (1922)
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- 1.Seattle Camera Club. Wayne Albee.
- 2.Peterson, Christian A. Wayne Albee.
- 3.Peterson, Christian A. Pictorial Photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
- 4.Wayne Albee photographs, circa 1920.
- 5.Bromberg, Nicolette. Preserving a Legacy of Light and Shadow: Iwao Matsushita, Kyo Koike, and the Seattle Camera Club.
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