| General info : | | Lusha Nelson (born in Latvia ca. 1908 - died in 1938 in USA (aged 30)) was a fashion photographer.
In the 1930s, he shot portraits for Vanity Fair, fashion spreads for Vogue, as well as still lifes, street scenes, and glossy ads with equal aplomb.
A Latvian émigré, he had come to New York as a teenager with artistic aspirations, only to knock around doing odd jobs (including a stint as a sous-chef in the Catskills) before mirroring his mentor, Edward Steichen, and choosing the camera over the canvas.
Though virtually unknown, Nelson quickly became a favorite of Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz, the reigning photography kingmakers, for his bold, sharp-edged style and authentic approach. (Nelson abhorred retouching.) Steichen, then the chief photographer of Condé Nast Publications, took Nelson under his wing, and the young artist was soon shooting striking portraits of Hollywood stars like Katharine Hepburn and Fay Wray, and elite athletes such as heavyweight boxer Joe Louis and the sprinter Jesse Owens before he embarrassed Hitler at the Berlin Olympics. Then, in 1938 - just 6 years into a promising career - Nelson, aged 30, died from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, consigning his legacy to a photographic footnote. | |
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