Feininger, Andreas. Andreas Feininger: Early Work. The Archive, Research Series, No. 17.

Essay by Stuart Alexander. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 1983. 64 pages. Includes 5 Franz Roh photos at the end of the book. Includes list of Acquisitions by the Center, July-December 1981. Wraps, fine.  Summary:

Andreas Feininger: Early Work (March 1983), published as The Archive (Research Series, No. 17) by the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona, is a 63-page scholarly journal and exhibition catalog dedicated to the formative European period of photographer Andreas Feininger.

Key Details & Summary

• Scope & Focus: Focuses exclusively on Feininger's early experimentation and visual development in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s—prior to his emigration to the United States in 1939 and his subsequent career at LIFEmagazine.

• Holdings & Curation: Draws directly from the CCP’s extensive Andreas B. L. Feininger Archive, which houses over 3,000 master prints, contact sheets, study prints, and personal manuscripts.

• Essays & Critical Analysis: Features an introductory statement by CCP Director James Enyeart alongside an analytical essay by photography scholar Stuart Alexander, contextualizing Feininger's early transitions from Bauhaus-trained architect to pioneering modernist photographer.

• Portfolio & Contents: Highlights black-and-white plates showcasing his early European architectural studies, graphic urban geometry, and technical experimentation with close-ups, solarization, and custom-built camera optics.

Biographical Summary: Andreas Feininger

Andreas Feininger (1906–1999) was a French-born American photographer, author, and educator renowned for his graphic, structural imagery of New York City and his rigorous scientific approach to the natural world. The son of acclaimed painter Lyonel Feininger, he grew up in Germany and trained as a cabinetmaker and architect at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau before working as an architect in Hamburg and Paris. After moving to Sweden, Feininger turned to photography full-time, developing specialized cameras and telephoto lenses to capture landscapes and cityscapes with remarkable clarity and scale. Following his emigration to the United States in 1939, he joined the staff of LIFE magazine in 1943, where he produced more than 300 photo essays over a two-decade tenure. Beyond his photojournalism, Feininger was an extraordinarily influential writer on photography, publishing over 50 instructional manuals, monographs, and textbooks—including The Complete Photographer—that shaped post-war photographic education.