Eisenstaedt

American  

[ahy-zuhn-stat] / ˈaɪ zənˌstæt /

noun

1. Alfred, 1898–1995, U.S. news photographer, born in Germany.

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Eisenstaedt British  

/ ˈaɪzənˌstæt /

noun

1. Alfred. 1898–1995, US photographer, born in Germany; noted for his photograph of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square, New York on V-J Day in 1945

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Example Sentences

The photo, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, is called “V-J Day in Times Square” but is known to most people simply as “The Kiss.”

From Seattle Times

In 1959, Truman Capote skated at Rockefeller Center, photographed by the eminent photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt.

From New York Times

The story was, according to all involved, a triumph for both Eisenstaedt and Post.

From Washington Post

According to family lore, the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt proclaimed them the handsomest couple in New York.

From New York Times

Ms. Hesse confused that kind of romantic portrait art with Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photo.

From Washington Post