Ezra Stoller
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| Ezra Stoller | |
| Born | May 16, 1915; Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Died | October 29, 2004; USA |
| Firms | Esto Photographics Inc, Mamaroneck, New York, USA |
| Notes | A truly great photographer who helped define the world's vision of modern architecture. |
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[edit] Notable Buildings Photographed by Ezra Stoller
- Seagram Building by Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson (photographed in 1958)
- Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright (photographed in 1959)
- TWA at New York Terminal at JFK Airport by Eero Saarinen (photographed in 1962)
- Chamberlain Cottage by Marcel Breuer (photographed in 1942)
- Walker Guest House by Paul Rudolph (photographed in 1953)
- Starkey House by Marcel Breuer (photographed in 1956)
- Manufacturer's Trust Company (photographed in 1954)
- Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright (photographed in 1963, 1971)
- General Motors Technical Center by Eero Saarinen
- House in the MoMA Garden by Marcel Breuer (photographed in 1949)
- Johnson House aka Glass House by Philip Johnson (photographed in 1949)
- Cohen House, in Siesta Key, Florida, by Paul Rudolph (photographed in 1949)
- Leavengood House, in St. Petersburg, Florida, by Paul Rudolph (photographed in 1951)
- Biggs House, in Delray Beach, Florida, by Paul Rudolph (photographed in 1956)
- Gordon Gibbs House, George W.W. Brewster, Marion, MA, (photographed in 1953)
- Miami Parking Garage, in Miami, Forida, Robert Law Weed and Associates (photographed in 1949)
- First National City Bank at Idlewild Airport (now JFK), in Queens, New York, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (photographed in 1960)
[edit] Discussion
[edit] Ezra Stoller at Wikipedia
Stoller was born in Chicago. His interest in photography began while he was an architecture student at New York University, when he began making lantern slides and photographs of architectural models, drawings and sculpture. After his graduation in 1939, he concentrated on photography.
His work featured landmarks of modern architecture, including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Alvar Aalto's Finnish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Stoller is often cited in aiding the spread of the Modern Movement.
In 1961, he was the first recipient of the AIA Gold Medal for Photography. Stoller's photographs were featured in the book Modern Architecture: Photographs by Ezra Stoller. In his later years, Stoller founded Esto Photographics, a commercial photography firm currently directed by his daughter Erica Stoller.
Stoller's son Evan Stoller is an architect and designer of a line of architecturally influenced modern furniture called Stoller Works.
He died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on 29 October 2004, from complications of a stroke.
[edit] References
- Modern Architecture: Photographs by Ezra Stoller. Harry N. Abrams, 1990. ISBN 0810938162.
- Kay Reese and Mimi Leipzig. An Interview with Ezra Stoller. 1992. American Society of Media Photographers.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Stoller
- "Ezra Stoller", by Michael Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 508, 2011.0223, p C1.1
[edit] External Links
- Ezra Stoller, 89; his photos influenced modern designs - Boston Globe, 2004.1103
