Emil Otto Hoppé (1878–1972) was a prominent German-born British photographer known for his significant contributions to travel and portrait photography. He is particularly distinguished for his modernist approach to capturing the American landscape and urban architecture during the 1920s and 1930s. His work is characterized by a dramatic use of contrast and a sense of poetic realism, documenting the transition of the United States into the modern era. He was a prolific portraitist and traveled extensively, producing high-quality photographic works that were widely published in the early 20th century.[3]
Die Vereinigten Staaten: Das Romantische Amerika1927 · Verlag Ernst Wasmuth · book · GermanAlso published in English as 'Romantic America: Picturesque United States'.
E. O. Hoppé's Amerika: Modernist Photographs from the 1920s2000 · Amstel Books · book · EnglishA collection of rediscovered modernist photographs.
Exhibitions
E.O. Hoppé's AmerikaBruce Silverstein Gallery, New Yorksolo
Deutsche Arbeitphotographer
Hände und was sie sagenauthor · photographer
