Arnold Genthe

Title: San Francisco Earthquake
Artist: Arnold Genthe
Medium: Color Photography
Year: 1895

Give a brief description of the movement, photographer, or term you researched. How are they significant to the history of photography (50-75 words)?

Arnold Genthe moved to San Francisco from Berlin Russia and was very important in history because he was the last person to take photographs of San Francisco before a earthquake destroyed a large percent of the city. If it wasn't for him, all that history would have never been seen again.



Write a short personal reaction to the movement, photographer or term you researched. What is interesting or not interesting about the work (50 – 75 words).

Arnold Genthe was not very popular at all when he lived in San Francisco. He would take pictures of people by hiding his camera and this created a revolt against him. The people living there simply just didn't want to have their pictures taken but Arnold continued to do so and made history because of it.



Name (please only include if it is ok to publish on blog): David Mozina