Karl Struss

American · 1886–1981 · Photographer

Karl Struss, A.S.C. was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Karl Struss, Reflections, Moonlight, Arverne, Long Island, 1910, Platinum printReflections, Moonlight, Arverne, Long IslandPhillips · $16,250≈ £13,064≈ €15,257Sign up to see
  2. Karl Struss, Riverside Drive from Across the Hudson, 1911, Platinum printRiverside Drive from Across the HudsonPhillips · $15,000≈ £12,059≈ €14,083Sign up to see
  3. Karl Struss, San Luis Obispo, 1922, Gelatin silver printSan Luis ObispoPhillips · $5,250≈ £3,966≈ €4,467Sign up to see

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Karl Struss, A.S.C. was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and Limelight, he was also one of the cinematographers for the television series Broken Arrow and photographed 19 episodes of My Friend Flicka.

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Born 1886, New York CityDied 1981, Santa MonicaOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q1351247 ↗ULAN 500014698 ↗

Also known as Karl F. Struss, Karl Fischer Struss, Karl Strauss

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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