Artist: Arnold Genthe (1869 - 1942)
Nationality: American
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Media: Photography
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Biography:
Arnold Genthe was born in Germant and moved to the United States in 1895 to work as a tutor. While living in San Francisco, he began photographing and publishing some of his images in local magazines. He then opened his own studio that did portraits of local and visiting celebrities. In 1906, Genthe’s work and studio were destroyed in the earthquake and fire. He rebuilt his business and then in 1908, spent six months documenting his visit to Japan. In 1911, Genthe moved to New York and focused on portraiture and dance photography.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Arnold Genthe Arnold Genthe and Tea Rose ( Minnie Tong) from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Stairs that Lead to Nowhere gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Hot Meal Kitchen) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe The End of Old Chinatown, April 23, 1906 gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Facade with Three Arches in Ruin) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Towne Mansion on Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled ( Telegraph Hill from Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (E.S. Heller Home) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (A Sidewalk Kitchen) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Facade with Three Arches in Ruin) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Downtown Rooftops, Steeple in Background) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (View above City Hall after Quake and fF gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Brick Columns amidst Rubble) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Regimental Commissary at the Foot of a Hill) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled ( Nob Hill from Telegraph Hill) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Firemen Fighting Fire) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Octagonal House at Corner of Union and Gough Sts.) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Corpse in Street amid Rubble and Ruin). gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Church Arch -- probably Old St. Mary's -- with Rubble in Foreground) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Remains of Hearst Building on Market and Third Streets) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Accommodations Lines in Front of Police Station) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Ruins of Old St. Mary's, Brick Columns in the Foreground) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Ruins of South Side of Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Kneeling Men Watching Fire Come Down Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Downtown Rubble through Frame of Building) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled Downhill View towards Billowing Smoke) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Remains of the Hearst Building on Market at Third St.) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (View of Fire down Sacramento Street) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Family Camping in Park After the Fire) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Post-Earthquake Scene of Row Houses) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Burned Section of the Mission District towards Howard Street) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Ruins of Old St. Mary's, Brick Columns in Foreground) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Earthslip along Union Street West of Steiner) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Looking Northwest from Kearny Street through Portsmouth Square) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Domestic Scene on Franklin Street near Sutter, looking towards Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (View of City Hall from South Slope of Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Horse-drawn Wagons on Street; Devastated City in Background) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Hot Meal Kitchen on Outer Market Street, Silhouette of City Hall in Background) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Sailor stands guard on California Street between Mason and Taylor Streets, overlooking downtown) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (View of Devastated San Francisco, Framed Between Remaining Portals of Towne Mansion on Nob Hill) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (View east of Sutter street showing the remaining shell of St. Dunstan's Hotel on Van Ness Avenue) gelatin silver print 1906
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Arnold Genthe The Toy Merchants from the Chinatown Series Photograph circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Untitled (Sailor standing guard on California Street between Mason and Taylor Sts., Overlooking Downtown San Francisco) gelatin silver print 1955 - 1956
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Arnold Genthe The New Cap from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The Toy Peddler from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The Alley from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The First Born from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe A Native Son from The Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The Little Princess from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Him Belong Me from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Going Visiting from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The Vegetable Peddler from the Chinatown Series gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe New Year's Morning from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Returning Home from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Pigtail Parade from the Chinatown Series gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The Balloon Peddler from the Chinatown Series gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Chinatown, San Francisco from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print 1898
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Arnold Genthe In Front of the Joss House from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe The Street of Painted Balconies from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print circa 1896
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Arnold Genthe Street of the Gamblers (Ross Alley) from the Chinatown Series Gelatin silver print 1898

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J. Paul Getty Center: Surrealist Muse: Lee Miller, Roland Penrose, and Man Ray
As muse, Miller was a rare inspiration, equally comfortable and forceful in front of and behind the camera and canvas. At the age of 19, she became a model in New York where her image, captured and composed by photographers Arnold Genthe, Edwa...

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