Gottscho was born in Brooklyn in New York City. He acquired his first camera in 1896 and took his first photograph at Coney Island. From 1896 to 1920 he photographed part-time, specializing in houses and gardens, as he particularly enjoyed nature, rural life, and landscapes.
After attending several architectural photograph exhibitions, Gottscho decided to perfect and improve his own work and sought out several architects and landscape architects. After twenty-three years as a traveling lace and fabric salesman, Gottscho became a professional commercial photographer at the age of 50. His son-in-law William Schleisner joined Gottscho in his business in 1935. During this time his photographs appeared in and on the covers of American Architect and Architecture, Architectural Record. His portraits and architectural photography regularly appeared in articles in the New York Times. His photographs of private homes in the New York and Connecticut suburbs often appeared in home decoration magazines. From the early 1940s to the late 1960s, he was a regular contributor to the Times of illustrated articles on wildflowers.
" Irving Hartley, residence on Cat Rock Rd., Cos Cob, Connecticut", by S.H. Gottscho
Gottscho believed he created some of his best work at the age of 70. In 1967, his botanical work won him the New York Botanical Garden's Distinguished Service Medal. He died in Jamaica, Queens, New York.[1]
Approximately 29,000 of his images are held in the Gottscho-Schleisner collection at the United States Library of Congress. Additionally, over 40,000 are held by the Museum of the City of New York, where an exhibition of his work titled "The Mythic City: Photographs of New York by Samuel H. Gottscho, 1925-1940," opened in November 2005.[2] A third major archive of his work is held by Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University.
Obituary Camera (English Edition) v. 50 (March 1971) p. 54 ISSN 0366-7073
The Man and the Myth by Donald Albrecht in Interior Design, NYC, v.76 no.11 Sept. 2005
Social Security Death Index
Obituary, New York Times January 29, 1971
"Samuel Gottsho Photographer Dies" New York Times, January 29, 1971
External links
Samuel Gottscho American architecture : photographs and negatives, circa 1925-1939. Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
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samuel, gottscho, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2018, learn, whe. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Samuel Herman Gottscho February 8 1875 January 28 1971 was an American architectural landscape and nature photographer Rockefeller Center and RCA Building from 515 Madison Ave c 1933 by S H Gottscho depicting the construction of Rockefeller Center Gottscho was born in Brooklyn in New York City He acquired his first camera in 1896 and took his first photograph at Coney Island From 1896 to 1920 he photographed part time specializing in houses and gardens as he particularly enjoyed nature rural life and landscapes After attending several architectural photograph exhibitions Gottscho decided to perfect and improve his own work and sought out several architects and landscape architects After twenty three years as a traveling lace and fabric salesman Gottscho became a professional commercial photographer at the age of 50 His son in law William Schleisner joined Gottscho in his business in 1935 During this time his photographs appeared in and on the covers of American Architect and Architecture Architectural Record His portraits and architectural photography regularly appeared in articles in the New York Times His photographs of private homes in the New York and Connecticut suburbs often appeared in home decoration magazines From the early 1940s to the late 1960s he was a regular contributor to the Times of illustrated articles on wildflowers Irving Hartley residence on Cat Rock Rd Cos Cob Connecticut by S H Gottscho Gottscho believed he created some of his best work at the age of 70 In 1967 his botanical work won him the New York Botanical Garden s Distinguished Service Medal He died in Jamaica Queens New York 1 Approximately 29 000 of his images are held in the Gottscho Schleisner collection at the United States Library of Congress Additionally over 40 000 are held by the Museum of the City of New York where an exhibition of his work titled The Mythic City Photographs of New York by Samuel H Gottscho 1925 1940 opened in November 2005 2 A third major archive of his work is held by Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University Contents 1 Publications 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksPublications EditManhattan 1933 A pocket guide to wildflowers How to identify and enjoy them 1951 Architectural and Decorative Features of St Bartholomew s Church in the City of New York 1941 A portfolio of views of the New York World s Fair of 1939 1939 Wild Flower Bounty from a L I Bog by Samuel H Gottscho New York Times Jul 31 1966 MAY GARDENS by Samuel H Gottscho New York Times May 4 1941References Edit Garden Journal New York Botanical Garden 1971 p 58 Photographs of the exhibition can be seen here The accompanying catalogue seen here Bibliography EditMore than 5 000 photographs by Samuel H Gottscho from the collections of the Museum of the City of New York Artnet Library of Congress Lee Gallery The Mythic City Photographs of New York by Samuel H Gottscho 1925 1940 Donald Albrecht Princeton 2005 ISBN 1 56898 562 2 New York Capital of Photography Max Kozloff Yale 2002 ISBN 0 300 09445 0 HWWilsonweb com Database Art Retrospective Obituary Camera English Edition v 50 March 1971 p 54 ISSN 0366 7073 The Man and the Myth by Donald Albrecht in Interior Design NYC v 76 no 11 Sept 2005 Social Security Death Index Obituary New York Times January 29 1971 Samuel Gottsho Photographer Dies New York Times January 29 1971External links EditSamuel Gottscho American architecture photographs and negatives circa 1925 1939 Held by the Department of Drawings amp Archives Avery Architectural amp Fine Arts Library Columbia University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Gottscho amp oldid 1061986578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
