Jacobi, Lotte, 1896-1990

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Dates:
Birth 1896-08-17
Death 1990-05-06
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English, German,

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Photographer Lotte Jacobi was born in Thorn, West Prussia in 1896. From a family of photographers, she had a studio in Berlin before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1935. In the United States she worked in New York City, and Deering, New Hampshire. Jacobi's portrait subjects have included many well-known men and women in Europe and the U.S.

From the description of Photographs, 1930s-1960s. (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 52870885

Photographer. Born Johanna Alexandra Jacobi in Thorn, West Prussia in 1896 in what is now Poland. Practised photography in Berlin until Hitler's rise to power in 1933, when she emigrated to the United States. Lived in New York City until 1955, then Deering, New Hampshire. She died in Concord, New Hampshire in 1990 at the age of 93.

From the description of Lotte Jacobi papers, 1898-1986. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 36633123

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Subjects:

  • Expatriate artists
  • Jewish women
  • Photographers
  • Photographic art galleries
  • Women photographers

Occupations:

  • Photographers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Germany--Berlin (as recorded)
  • New Hampshire--Deering (as recorded)
  • Germany (as recorded)