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 demonstrators walking by a large city building, led by a bearded man waving an American flag. Two men behind him carry a banner that reads "We are the majority! Bring all the GI's home..now! High school, S.N..." A policeman with a hat and baton walks to the side of the leading man.
Additional Artworks
From Colorado Photographic Arts Center
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Phillip Toledano
Park
Archival Inkjet Print
29 x 34 in
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Ralph Morgan
Peek-a-boo, Quartet
Gelatin Silver Print
13.5 x 10.75 in
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Ken Heyman
Park Bench, N.Y.C.
Black and White photograph
7.625 x 13.875 in
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Drahomir Josef Ruzicka
Penn Station N.Y.
Black and White photograph
13.25 x 10.25 in
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J.W.J Photo
Paulham - flew over Denver 1910
Black and White toned print
6.5 x 9.75 in
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Edward R. Miller
Park in San Francisco
Gelatin Silver Print
11 x 10.75 in
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R. Ewing Stiffler
Patio Gate, Taos
Gelatin Silver Print
9.75 x 7.5 in
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R. Ewing Stiffler
Patio Path
Black and White photograph
12.75 x 10 in
About the artist
Horst Schafer
b. 1932