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Lavenson, Alma, 1897-1989

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Personal name headingLavenson, Alma, 1897-1989
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Variant(s)Wahrhaftig, Alma Lavenson, 1897-1989
Found inHer Alma Lavenson, c1979: t.p. (Alma Lavenson) p. 3 (b. 1897 in San Francisco; photographer)
Alma Lavenson, photographs, c1990: p. 98 (d. Sept. 19, 1989)
NUCMC data from Judah L. Magnes Museum for Her Papers, 1855-1985 (Alma Lavenson Wahrhaftig, 1897-; b. in San Francisco; after the 1906 earthquake, her family moved to Oakland where her father opened a dry goods store; by the 1920s, Alma Lavenson had become a professional photographer, acquainted with other well-known photographers experimenting with new camera techniques and subject matter; moved from a lyrical quality towards a more abstract and austere imagery in her photography)