Richard Steinheimer
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Richard Steinheimer | |
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| Born | Richard Virgil Dean Steinheimer August 23, 1929 Chicago, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 2011 |
| Occupation | railroad photographer |
Richard Virgil Dean Steinheimer (August 23, 1929 – May 4, 2011)
Early life
Richard Steinheimer was born in Chicago in 1929. His parents divorced in 1935, and he, with his mother and sister, moved to Phoenix, Arizona. It was this trip that first exposed him to trains. In 1939 his family moved to Glendale, California. The Southern Pacific main line was adjacent to his home.
Career
In 1945 he started his photographic career with a
From 1948 through 2001 Trains Magazine published over 400 of his photographs.
Steinheimer has become recognized as one of the masters of railroad photography, especially across the Western USA, but also pursued a lesser-known career in commercial photography. His specialties included the use of telephoto lenses in railroad scenes, and a devotion to Southern Pacific's Donner Pass crossing of the Sierra Nevada.
In 2000 Steinheimer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease; he suffered a stroke in September 2007. He was cared for throughout his illness by his wife Shirley Burman. He died on May 4, 2011.[2]
An exhibition featuring many of his iconic images was held at the Robert Mann Gallery in Manhattan, December 15, 2011, through January 21, 2012.
The majority of Richard Steinheimer's photography collection was donated to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art in mid 2022. The Center has received about 30,000 color slides and a large collection of black and white prints and scans, and negatives from 1975 onward.[3]
References
- ^ "Richard Steinheimer dies at 81; pre-eminent railroad photographer" by Valerie J. Nelson. Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2011.
- ^ Photographie, L'Œil de la (2011-05-27). "The death of -Richard Steinheimer". The Eye of Photography Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Richard Steinheimer Collection acquired by Center – Center for Railroad Photography & Art".
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- Richard Steinheimer (photographs) and Jeff Brouws (text), A Passion for Trains: The Railroad Photography of Richard Steinheimer, W. W. Norton & Company (2004), ISBN 978-0-393-05743-0.
Online references
External links
- Richard Steinheimer Photograph Collection, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.
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