Augusto Stahl

Theóphile Auguste Stahl (Bergamo, May 23, 1828 – Alsace, October 30, 1877 [cite book
last = Ermakoff
first = George
title = O negro na fotografia brasileira do Século XIX
location = Rio de Janeiro
publisher = George Ermakoff Casa Editorial (George Ermakoff Publishing House)
year = 2004
isbn = 85-98815-01-2] ) or simply Augusto Stahl, as he was known in Brazil, was a German-Brazilian photographer that lived during the 19th century. Born in Bergamo, in Italy, son of a Lutheran priest, Stahl disembarked in Recife on December 31, 1853, on board the ship "Thames", of the Royal English Mail. He operated in Pernambuco until 1861, moving to Rio de Janeiro and receiving from the emperor D. Pedro II the title of "Photographo da Casa Imperial" ("Photographer of the Royal House"), on April 21, 1862. A landscaper photographer, Stahl demonstrated interest for the tropical nature. He also documented the construction of the second Brazilian railway and the visit of Dom Pedro II to Recife, in 1858. He participated in various expositions of photographies in the 1860s. Stahl is known also for portraiting the everyday life of the Black slave. [cite book
last = Vasquez
first = Pedro Karp
title = Fotógrafos Alemães no Brasil do Século XIX
location = São Paulo
publisher = Metalivros
year = 2000
isbn = 85-85371-28-5]

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External Links

* [http://www.ccba.com.br/asp/cultura/expo/011212-fotografalemaes/link-conheca.asp Mini-biography of Augusto Stahl]
* [http://www.javnost-thepublic.org/media/datoteke/08_marocco.pdf Photojournalism in Nineteenth Century Brazil: A Methodological Approach] (Essay focuses on the works of Augusto Stahl and Revert Henrique Klumb)