Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
William Mortensen
Born: January 27, 1897
Died: August 12, 1965 (aged 68)
Bio: William Mortensen was an American art photographer, primarily known for his Hollywood portraits in the 1920s-1940s in the pictorialist style.
Known for:
- Monsters and Madonnas (1936)
- How to Pose the Model (1956)
- Print finishing (1938)
- William Mortensen