Alois Löcherer, self-portrait, around 1850
Alois Löcherer: Photo of the torso of the Bavaria statue

Alois Löcherer (14 August 1815 – 15 July 1862) was a professional German photographer active in the mid-nineteenth century.[1][2]

Biography

He was born in Munich, and opened a business as a photographer there in 1840, after training as a chemist and pharmacist.[1]

Work

His work consisted of daguerrotypes. It includes "The Torso Section of Bavaria, Munich" (c. 1848), which depicts the construction of the fifty-two foot tall nationalist statue "Bavaria." This image is an early example of photoreportage and is additionally noted for its surrealistic effects.[3] He also published, together with de:Hans Hanfstaengl, Album der Zeitgenossen (Album of Contemporary Figures), a collection of portraits of current celebrities, each accompanied by a capsule biography.[3] The work was republished in 1975.[4] Exhibitions of his photographs were held in Cologne in 1980-81[5] and in Munich in 1998.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Jens Jaeger, "Alexis Lochner" in Lenman, Robin, ed; The Oxford Companion to the Photograph (Oxford Reference Online)
  2. ↑ Franz Menges: "Löcherer, Alois." In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6,. v.15, p. 25 link
  3. 1 2 Langer, Freddy, ed. (2002). Icons of Photography: The 19th Century. Munich: Prestel Verlag. pp. 24–25. ISBN 3-7913-2771-2.
  4. ↑ Diener, Christian, and Graham Fulton-Smith. eds.Franz Hanfstaengl: album der Zeitgenossen. Munich, 1975. ISBN 9783453520189
  5. ↑ Löcherer, Alois. Alois Löcherer: 29. November 1980 - 27. Februar 1981, Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Köln. 1980 OCLC 600576811 WorldCat item entry
  6. ↑ Halfbrodt, Dirk, Alois Löcherer, and Ulrich Pohlmann. Alois Löcherer: Photographien 1845 - 1855 ; [anläßlich der Ausstellung ... im Fotomuseum im Münchner Stadtmuseum vom 7. Juli bis 27. September 1998]. München [u.a.]: Schirmer/Mosel, 1998. ISBN 9783888149153 worldCat item entry
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