Morris "Rosie" Rosenfeld was a Hungarian-American photographer most famous for his maritime work, especially his photos of yachting.
Biography
Early life
Rosenfeld was born in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, on February 16, 1885[1] to Adolph Rosenfeld and Lena Kendal Rosenfeld.[2] The Rosenfeld family moved to the United States in 1887[2] and became citizens in Brooklyn on July 28, 1904.[1]
His parents wanted him to become a doctor, but Rosenfeld was determined to be an artist. He took his first maritime photograph in 1898, for which he won a $5 prize. He studied art at Cooper Union as a teen.[3]
Rosenfeld became an apprentice under Edwin Levick, another noted maritime photographer.[4] His career is best known for capturing the America's Cup over the years,[5][6] especially for capturing growing relevance of women within yachting.[7][8]
Death
Morris Rosenfeld died on September 21, 1968.[9] His son Stanley took over his business.[10]
^Kinney, Francis S.; Bourne, Russell (1996). The best of the best: the Yacht designs of Sparkman & Stephens (1st ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN978-0-393-02495-1.
N. Voulgaris III, On the Water: A Century of Iconic Maritime Photography from the Rosenfeld Collection, Rizzoli International Publications 2023. ISBN 9780847873463
