Rothschild

51-7099 — 1937. Silver print. 34 x 27cm. Mounted on a support sheet 39 x 48cm. "First award. Advance Class. March 1937." Exhibition information pasted onto mount.Otto Rothschild’s career began in 1932 taking photographs for a handful of clients including the Hollywood Bowl. Rothschild is known for impeccable technique an artistic eye and his eagerness to make a mark on Los Angeles. His photographs depict the city’s iconic venues the glamour of the film industry and sporting and political events. His rise to fame as a photographer is rooted in his stunning work at capturing the performing arts. He served as the official photographer of The Music Center from 1964 until a stroke in 1974; captured thousands of events at the Hollywood Bowl Philharmonic Auditorium as well as the Civic Light Opera leaving behind an archive of nearly half a million images. Combining the things he loved most—photography music and drama—Rothschild is remembered as a photographer who could get the best pictures not only because he had an impeccable technique but also because of his sensitivity and ability to make his subjects even the most finicky comfortable.Upon the founding of his business in 1937 the House of Rothschild he expanded his client roster to include major U.S. corporations such as Standard Oil Eastman Kodak Co. U.S. Steel Reynolds Aluminum Carnation Phillips Oil Transamerica and both the Republican and Democratic parties. Rothschild is credited for pioneering the use of 35mm film in the LA area utilizing a German-made Leica 1A almost immediately after it was released worldwide in 1925. This compact fixed-lens camera enabled him to take photographs anywhere. For his pioneering work in the field he was honored with a life membership in the National Press Photographers Association in 1969. 1937 unknown