Erika Stone

Erika Stone (born 1924) is an American photographer.[1] Stone was a member of the New York Photo League.

Early life

She was born Erika Klopfer in Frankfurt, Germany in 1924.[1][2] Stone's family moved to New York in 1936 to avoid Nazi persecution.[3]

Photo career

Stone worked as a stringer for Der Spiegel and Time Magazine.[4] In the 1940s she became a member of the Photo League.[3] Her Bowery Series, documenting the 1940s residents of the southern Manhattan neighborhood, was shot when Stone was just seventeen.[5][6]

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the Center for Creative Photography,[7] the George Eastman House[8] and the Columbus Museum of Art.[9] Many of her photographs between 1940 and 1999 are archived in the Erika Stone Photograph Collection of the New York Historical Society Museum and Library.[10]

Stone was the subject of a 2011 documentary by Lars Gerhard titled Erika Stone: A New York Scene.[4]

References
  1. "Erika Stone". www.gallery.ca.
  2. "Popular Photography". March 1983.
  3. "Photographer Erika Stone Looks Back, Finds Appreciation Close to Home | Tribeca Trib Online".
  4. "Erika Stone: A Social Vision". 2014-11-19.
  5. "Erika Stone | APAG - American Photography Archives Group | Resource Group for American Photographers Archive Managers |". 17 September 2013.
  6. Niccolini, Dianora (September 1982). Women of vision: Photographic statements. ISBN 9780881010022.
  7. "Erika Stone (Klopfer) | Center for Creative Photography".
  8. "Bowery Bums".
  9. "Embark Collection". 2016-01-27.
  10. "Guide to the Erika Stone Photograph Collection".


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