Horst Schäfer (b. 1932) is a German Postwar & Contemporary artist born in Bruchertseifen, Germany. Schäfer entered the world of photography in the Düsseldorf in the 1950s, a period of post-war reconstruction for the city. He emigrated to New York in 1961 and became an early employee of the New York office of Agence France-Press (AFP) and gained access to the important press agencies and trade magazines. He worked as a professional photographer for news and press organizations, including Time magazine. His image series and photographic reports from those years have been published around the world in magazines on every continent. In 1980, he moved back to Germany and focused on photographing city life and architecture.
A group of protestors in dark hoods and full-face gas masks. The frontmost figure has their hands clasped in front of them and long, dark hair coming out of their hood. One unmasked individual is seen behind them next to a handwritten sign that reads: "You are breathing the OIL LOBBY".
Additional Artworks
From Colorado Photographic Arts Center
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Vivian Keulards
Dear Noortje (2011) (series: 80439, Bloody Mary and Sloppy Joe), 2011
Pigmented ink print
15 x 12 in
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Eugene Lang
Dedication of Vets. Veteran Memorial 11-10-90, 1990
Color Photograph
12 x 8 in
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Roger R. Mengert
Cylinders, 1976
Gelatin Silver Print
17 x 13.5 in
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Kay Weed
Denver Art Museum, 1975
Gelatin Silver Print
9 x 6 in
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Kay Weed
Denver Art Museum, 1975
Gelatin Silver Print
9.5 x 6 in
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Philippe Halsman
Dali's Skull, 1970
Archival Gelatin Silver Print
13.25 x 10.75 in
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Ken Heyman
Dancer Waiting, Bali, 1963
Black and White photograph
13.5 x 8.75 in
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Philippe Halsman
Dali's Underwater Atomic Explosion
Archival Gelatin Silver Print
13 x 11 in
About the artist
Horst Schafer
b. 1932