Edward Bierstadt

Edward Bierstadt (September 11, 1824 – June 15, 1906) was a photographer of portraits and landscapes as well as an engraver in the United States.

Early life

Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Rhine Province, Prussia on September 11, 1824. He was the son of Henry Bierstadt (1785–1866), a cooper, and Christiana (née Tilmans) Bierstadt (1792–1864). His younger brother was noted painter Albert Bierstadt.[1]

As a boy, his family moved to the United States and they settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[2]

Career
An example of their stereoscopic photography

In 1860, he opened his own studio in New York City along with his brother, Albert Bierstadt, whose artwork he made into engravings. He produced stereoscopic images for Bierstadt Brothers.[3]

Bierstadt was hired by William West Durant to take a series of photos for an advertising brochure entitled The Adirondacks, Artotype Views Among the Mountains and Lakes of the North Woods to publicize Blue Mountain Lake and Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks.[4][5]

Bierstadt held an 1876 patent for an improvement to the stereoscope. Along with his brother, he produced some stereoscopic photographs from across the country, sometimes credited as the "Bierstadt Brothers".

Bierstadt died in New York City on June 15, 1906.[2]

References
  1. Garraty, John Arthur; Carnes, Mark Christopher; Societies, American Council of Learned (March 29, 1999). "American National Biography: Baker-Blatch". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  2. "Edward Bierstadt". New-York Tribune. 17 June 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. "Edward Bierstadt American, born Prussia, 1824 - 1906". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. Schneider, Paul (1998). The Adirondacks: A History of America's First Wilderness. Macmillan. p. 250. ISBN 9780805059908. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. Bierstadt, Edward (2018). The Adirondacks. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 9780342497898. Retrieved 28 February 2019.


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