Alfred Gescheidt
American photographer (1926-2012)
Alfred Gescheidt (19 December 1926 - 22 January 2012) was an American photographer. He specialized in photomontage, and worked primarily in commercial and advertising photography.
Early life and education
Alfred Gescheidt was born in Queens, New York on December 19, 1926. His older sister was writer Malvine Cole, and older brother, dancer and choreographer Stuart Hodes. He graduated with honors from The High School of Music & Art in 1944 and went to the Art Students League of New York on a scholarship. He studied there with Will Barnet and Harry Sternberg before being drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1945. After completing his required year of military service, Gescheidt enrolled at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he studied with Raymond Jonson. In 1949, having decided to become a photographer, he transferred to the Art Center School in Los Angeles, where he studied commercial photography with Will Connell and George Hoyningen-Huene.
Career
Gescheidt returned to New York City in 1950 to work as a freelance photojournalist. In the summer of 1951 Gescheidt had a one-man show at the Village Camera Club.
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