Mark Feldstein was an American artist

Artist

An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...

 and photographer best known for his large format photography of the streetlife and architecture

Architecture

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 of New York City

New York City

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Feldstein, whose parents were German Jews, often remarked that he just happened to be born in Milan

Milan

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, where his family were located during their emigration from Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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 to the United States. He grew up in New York City and earned Art degrees from Hunter College

Hunter College

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 where he studied with Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell American painter, printmaker and editor. He was one of the youngest of the New York School , which also included Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Philip Guston....

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Around 1970, after ten years as a painter, he turned to photography. He later joined the Hunter College Faculty as a Photography Professor, teaching along with Roy DeCarava

Roy DeCarava

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Feldstein created the Scenic Photography for the Broadway musical, The Tap Dance Kid, which ran from December 21, 1983 through August 11, 1985, which featured Savion Glover

Savion Glover

Savion Glover is an American tap dancer, actor, and choreographer. As a learning prodigy, he was taught by notable dancers from previous generations. Glover is currently interested in restoring African roots to tap...

in the title role. At this time he was conducting workshops for Olden Camera. He inspired countless photographers with his insights into street photography.

External links

• http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jplambert.foto/page6.html