Lejaren Hiller Sr.
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Lejaren Hiller Sr. / Lejaren à Hiller / John Hiller (3 July 1880 – 23 May 1969) was an American illustrator and photographer.
Biography
Born as John Hiller in
Chicago Art Institute and travelled to Paris where he found work in a number of studios. By the early 1900s his attention turned to photography and he was widely regarded as the "creator of American photographic illustration".[1]
Hiller was known for dramatically staged tableaux. He would spend considerable time and effort in arranging the set and models, while an assistant took the photograph, making Hiller's contribution more directorial than photographic. He was more interested in the final result than the means used to achieve it.
From 1927-50 Hiller was commissioned by
Edward Bok Award for advertising. The originals of this series were donated to the Art Institute of Chicago.[2]
Hiller also created a series of photographic posters for the
US Armed Forces during World War II
.
His son, also named Lejaren Hiller (1924 – 1994), was a chemist of psychedelic drugs such as mescaline and celebrated music composer who pioneered the use of computers in composing.
Partial filmography
- The Beggar Maid (1921)
References
- ISBN 9780313296895. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Davis and Geck Company Records Archived January 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- New York Times article
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- Legaren à Hiller at IMDb
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