Interestingly, Boris was once a court photographer to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. (Years ago, I met his son, and he told me his Father's story.) Boris was a gifted image maker, and thought of himself as an artist. Notice the cross-hatch lines and pastoral background in the Brooks' image.
I wonder if Boris knew his images had made their way back to his former home. Besides Louise Brooks, he also photographed many other early film stars - some of these images were reproduced by the Austrian postcard maker, Iris Verlag.
M.I. Boris was a great artist...
ReplyDeletealong with Witzel and other photographers that were lucky enough to ply their trade in the first few decades when cinema was born.
M.I. Boris' unique method of etching / manipulating the glass plate negative directly-
produced haunting images of an ethereal quality-
a fusion of painting, photography and sculpture.
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