Sommer, Frederick, 1905-1999
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d. January 23, 1999.
From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122450088
Sommer was born in Italy, raised in Brazil and later became a naturalized American citizen. He studied landscape architecture, art and photography and was influenced by Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston. He studied music in the 1930s in Los Angeles. In addition to his musical drawings, he composed scores which were intended for performance.
From the description of [Musical drawing]. 1949. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80554080
Photographer.
From the description of Reminiscences of Frederick Sommer, Frances Sommer, and Alex Jamison : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122441139
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- Arts
- Drawing, Abstract
- Landscape architecture
- Music in art
- Photographers
- Photographers
- Photography
- Photography, Artistic
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- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
