American, (1884–1962)
Johan Hagemeyer started out in America as a fruit farmer, and an introduction to photographer Anne Brigman in 1916 by Alfred Stieglitz prompted a bold move in his photographic career; he opened his first portrait studio in Berkeley, California. He developed close friendships with Imogen Cunningham, Tina Modotti, and Edward Weston and in 1923 Hagemeyer built a studio in Carmel, California later establishing the town's first gallery. Despite Weston's influence, Hagemeyer chose not to join Group f.64, a group of seven early 20th century San Francisco photographers who shared a common photographic style characterized by sharp-focused and carefully framed images seen through a particularly Western viewpoint promoting a new Modernist aesthetic.
Clematis in Black Bowl 2005.126
Crossing 1925.74
Fish Cannery - Monterey 1925.80
Hunger 1925.75
Pool 1925.77
Portrait 1925.82
Portrait of Alfred Honigbaum 1982.15
Portrait of Alfred Honigbaum 1982.16
Roof-City (Emporium-Dome) 1925.78
Steamshovel 1925.76
Tile Factory 1925.79
Vortex 1925.81