Background
Bernhard J. Springer was born on February 16, 1907, in Germany. His father was a prominent German publisher, his mother an artist.
the University of Göttingen
painter Photographer publisher
Bernhard J. Springer was born on February 16, 1907, in Germany. His father was a prominent German publisher, his mother an artist.
Bernhard Springer studied law at the University of Göttingen. Self-taught as a photographer.
Bernhard Springer came to the United States in 1937 and pursued his art. He established the Springer Publishing Company in New York in 1950. Besides photography, the artist also painted in watercolor and acrylics and sculpted in wood, using an abstract style for both.
Quotes from others about the person
In his photography, Springer's interest was "visual beauty in nature, in architecture, in everyday objects, in the effects of shadow and light," writes his wife, Ursula.