Eliot Elisofon Framed Water Color Landscape 1957

Eliot Elisofon Landscape 21in x 28in  framed , signed and dated  more info on the artist below :  life magazine write up  works at MOMA    Eliot Elisofon was once called the ‘real ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’ by Smithsonian magazine. As a photojournalist, Life magazine staffer (1942-1964), teacher, writer, avid traveler, author, and more, Elisofon truly did it all. The iconic photographer’s portfolio of paintings is perhaps lesser known but not to be overlooked.  Elisofon was a founding member of the Photo League and captured images during World War II. He traveled extensively through Africa and left over 80,000 photos to the Smithsonian. He is praised for his unbiased portrayal of African culture, at a time when many photographers leaned into harmful stereotypes and misrepresented the country. Elisofon was unlike many of his contemporaries. Once, after surviving a plane crash, Elisofon got up from the rubble and began photographing the scene. The photographer's vitality and pa