Conrad Firestein Photographs circa 1982
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Firestein, Conrad.
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Conrad Firestein is an Amsterdam-based photographer whose portfolio documents fashion, beauty, lifestyles, and interiors from the late-20th century through the present. The subject of Firestein’s collection, the late John Albok, was a celebrated tailor and photographer best known for his images of New York shot during the Great Depression. From the guide to the Conrad Firestein Photographs, circa 1982, (Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive) ...
Albok, John, 1894-1982
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B. in Munkács, Hungary in1894; d. in New York City,1982. From the description of John Albok : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 459787213 Born in Munkas, Hungary, John Albok came to the United States in 1921. He established what was to become a successful tailoring business (which he lived above) on upper Madison Avenue in New York City. For sixty years, he photographed New York, using a 5 x 7 view camera and la...
