Postcard Artists and Photographers
by Joelle Steele
There are numerous artists and photographers whose works have appeared on postcards throughout the world. Some specialized in fine art – painting and sculpture – while others directed their efforts towards more commercial pursuits such as illustration and design. Many of the creative individuals whose works appear on postcards were never truly recognized for their artistic contributions and remain largely obscure to this day. Some, especially photographers, self-published their own works as postcards. And the artists and photographers who were well-known and respected for their works have left us with some highly collectable postcards bearing images of those works.
The following is a long yet only partial list of some of the better-known artists and photographers, including those who self-published their work as postcards. This list is old and was published many years ago on my website, so there may be some additional names that aren’t included here. And, please note that the spelling of some names may vary slightly, since foreign names are not always spelled the same when translated into English.
Adams, Ansel Easton (1902-1984). American landscape and nature photographer known for his images of Yosemite National Park.
Alstups, Peter (1902-23). Photographer of Kristiania (Oslo), Norway, who self-published monotone and black-and-white views of local town and countryside scenes, some hand-colored.
Andrée, Jr., Adolphus William (active 1893-1910). Photographer of Colombo, Ceylon, many of whose images were self-published as continuous-tone, monochromatic postcards.
Andrews, Charles Wesley (active 1904-1940s). Photographer who self-published his own real photo postcards of Oregon's coastline.
Angelou, Jean (active 1907-1925). French photographer who self-published his works (many nudes) as real photo postcards.
Arp, Jean (born Hans Arp) (1887-1966). French sculptor and painter, Dadaist and surrealist.
Atché, Jeanne (?-?). French painter and lithographer.
Atwell, Mabel Lucie (1879-1964). English illustrator of cute little children.
Bac (Bach), Ferdinand Sigismond (1859-1952). German cartoonist and engraver.
Bakst, Léon (1866-1924). Russian-Jewish artist and designer who worked in St. Petersburg and Paris.
Ball, Wilfred (active 19th cent.). English watercolor artist.
Banks, Clyde (1917-?). American aerial and scenic photographer in Bellingham, Washington who self-published his own real photo postcards.
Barnhill, Esmond G. (1913-1987). American photographer in St. Petersburg, Florida, active up until about 1930. He self-published orotones, hand-colored photos, and real photo postcards of Florida scenes.
Barribal, L. (active late 19th to mid-20th cent.). English artist.
Barton, Harvey (1885-1960). English photographer who, along with his son, self-published his hand-colored real photo postcards of southwest England.
Basch, Arpád (1873-1944). Hungarian artist and illustrator.
Beach, Henry M. (active until about 1943). American photographer of Remsen, New York who began self-publishing photos and real photo postcards of upstate New York around 1904-06. Most cards labeled Beach's Real Photo. His son is photographer Harry M. Beach. Their works both bear initials H.M., so differentiating the two men's work is difficult.
Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). English illustrator known for his black-and-white graphics.
Benor-Kalter, Ya'akov "Jacob" (1897-1969). Polish Jewish photographer who worked in Jerusalem and founded a company called Migdal to publish his local views as black-and-white photogravure postcards.
Berthon, Paul Emile (1872-1909). French artist and lithographer.
Best, Harry Cassie (active first half 20th cent.). American artist and painter known for scenes of Yosemite National Park, California.
Bicknell, J. Carleton (active 1933-1946). American photographer of Portland, Maine who published his own images of Maine as real photo postcards.
Bilibin, Ivan J. (1876-1942). Russian artist and illustrator known for depictions of Russian life.
Bitriol, Adelbert (active early 20th cent.). Photographer whose works were published as black-and-white chromolithographic postcards, some hand-colored.
Boccasile, Gino (active first half 20th cent.). Italian artist.
Boileau, Philip (1864-1917). Canadian artist and illustrator who worked in Europe and New York City.
Borisov, Sergey Ivanovich (active 1907-1914). Russian photographer who self-published approximately 1,000 of his scenes of south central Russia in postcard form.
Bourgeois, Eugène (1855-1909). French artist who worked primarily in oils.
Bourne, Samuel (active mid-19th cent.). English photographer known for his views of Colonial India.
Brackett, Lorimer E. (1928-1971). American photographer of Monhegan Island, Maine who self-published his views of Monhegan Island and surrounding areas as real photo postcards.
Brandt, Carlos (active 1903-09). Photographer working in the area of Valparaiso, Chile, who self-published many of his images as hand-colored collotype postcards.
Braque, Georges (1882-1963). French fauvist and cubist artist.
Brehme, Hugo (active 1905-54). German photographer working in Mexico City, Mexico, who self-published his images of Mexico as black-and-white and sepia-tone real photo postcards. After his death, many of his photos were reproduced as modern photochromes.
Bremner, Fred (1876-1940). English photographer who traveled in India and surrounding countries and self-published his images as continuous-tone black-and-white postcards.
Brett, Molly (1912-90). English artist and illustrator.
Brickley, Vern (active 1912-45). Prolific American photographer of Fairbanks, Alaska who purchased a postcard business and self-published his images of Alaska as real photo postcards.
Briquet, Abel (active 1870s-1911). French photographer living in Mexico City, Mexico, who documented the industrialization and modernization of Mexico.
Brundage, Frances (1854-1937). Illustrator known for big-eyed Victorian children.
Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949). Italian art deco illustrator and painter who worked in Paris.
Bunnell, C. (active early 20th cent.). American artist and illustrator known for his patriotic images.
Burrowes, Hal J. (active 1920-52). American maritime photographer of Portland, Maine who self-published his images as collotype, hand-colored, and real photo postcards.
Burton, Alfred Henry (1834-1914). English photographer who, along with his photographer brother Walter John Burton, self-published many of their images of New Zealand as postcards.
Burton, Walter John (1836-1880). English photographer who, along with his photographer brother Alfred Henry Burton, self-published many of their images of New Zealand as postcards.
Cadiou, Arsène (?-1906). French artist and painter.
Camps i Junyent, Gaspar (1875-1942). Spanish artist and illustrator who worked mainly in Spain and was heavily influenced by Alfonse Mucha.
Cappiello, Leonetto (1875-1942). Self-taught Italian artist and illustrator who worked in Paris.
Carlu, Jean (1900-?). Prolific French art deco artist.
Caspari, Walther (1869-1913). German artist and illustrator.
Cassandre, Adolphe M. Mouron (1901-68). French graphic illustrator.
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906). French abstract artist and painter.
Chagall, Marc (1887-1985). Russian artist and illustrator whose work was influenced by Jewish life and folklore.
Chamberlain, John Newton (active 1860s-1925). Artist and photographer who was active in Miami, Florida; Sturbridge, Oak Bluffs, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He self-published black-and-white and color postcards depicting Martha's Vineyard and the Royal Palm Hotel in Miami.
Chapeau, F. (1910-55). French photographer of Nantes, France, who self-published his images as black-and-white and color continuous-tone lithographic postcards and real postcards.
Chapman, John Howard Arthur (active 1895-1936). Canadian photographer of Victoria, British Columbia who self-published images of his travels as continuous-tone black-and-white postcards.
Chéret, Jules (1836-1932). French artist, illustrator, and lithographer who worked in London and Paris.
Christianson, Hans Heinrich (1866-1945). German artist.
Christy, F. Earl (1883-1961). American illustrator known for his "college girls."
Church, Dwight (active 1933-68). American photographer of Canton, New York, whose images of western Massachusetts and the Adirondacks were published as real photo postcards by his $5 Photo Co. Also known for his aerial photography.
Clapsaddle, Ellen H. (1865-1934). American artist who worked in Germany and New York City. Known for her highly-collectible images of adorable children.
Clatworthy, Fred Payne (active 1905-53). American photographer of Ohio who opened a shop in Estes Park, Wyoming, where he self-published his images as real photo postcards, some hand-colored, using the Autochrome process. Some of his cards have his name embossed in them.
Codognato, Plinio (1878-1940). Prolific Italian artist, illustrator, and cartoonist accomplished in art nouveau and art deco styles.
Combaz, Gisbert (1869-1941). Belgian artist and lithographer.
Cooper, Heaton (active 19th cent.). English watercolor artist.
Corbella, Tito (1885-1966). Italian artist and illustrator who worked in Venice and is known for his postcards of women.
Crandell, Harrison "Hank" (active 1921-59). Landscape artist and photographer most active in the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, where he painted and captured images of the local landscapes that he self-published as real photo postcards.
Crane, Walter (1845-1915). English artist and illustrator who was a leader in the art nouveau style in England and was a contemporary of the arts and crafts movement.
Cross, Arthur B. (active 1916-40). American photographer active in the Columbia River area of Oregon, who self-published his images as real photo and hand-colored lithographic postcards.
Dali, Salvador (1904-1989). Spanish artist and painter who was a Dadaist and surrealist.
Delavilla, Franz Karl (1884-1967). Austrian artist and illustrator who worked in Vienna and Germany.
Delboy, Jacques Marcel (1903-1941). French photographer who self-published his works as black-and-white collotype postcards, some hand-colored.
Deni (Denisov), Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946). Russian cartoonist and illustrator.
Depero, Fortunato (1892-1960). Italian artist who worked in Italy and New York City.
Dimmitt, Edward L. (active 1916-40). American photographer active in the Columbia River area of Oregon, who self-published his images as real photo and hand-colored lithographic postcards.
Divald, Károly (1830-1897). Hungarian photographer of Budapest who self-published collotype postcards.
Diveky, Josef (1887-1951). Hungarian artist and illustrator who worked in Austria and Switzerland.
Dixon, George (active early 20th cent.). English artist who hand-colored photos.
Dola, Georges (Edmond Vernier) (1872-1950). French artist and lithographer.
Doubleday, Ralph Russell (1881-1958). American photographer who specialized in shooting rodeo events and other action images and eventually formed his own company self-publishing his images as real photo postcards.
Duchamp, Gaston (see Jacques Villon).
Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968). French artist, Dadaist, cubist, and futurist who worked in France and the United States.
Dudovich, Marcello (1878-1962). Italian artist and painter who worked in Italy. More than 150 of his works were published as postcards.
Duperly, Adolphe (1801-65). Jamaican engraver, lithographer, and photographer who began photography after learning the Daguerreotype method. He and his two sons started a company that produced their collotype postcards, many of which were hand-tinted.
Dwiggins, Clare-Victor (1873-1958). American cartoonist and illustrator who worked in Philadelphia and New York City.
Eichrodt, Helmut (1872-?). German artist and painter who worked in Karlsruhe.
Ellis, J. Boyd (active 1901-1960s). American photographer of Arlington, Washington, who, along with his son Clifford, photographed the nature and people of the state of Washington and self-published more than 5,000 real photo postcards of their images.
Elmer, Rachael Robinson (active 1914-1916). American artist and painter of Burlington, Vermont.
Erichsen, C.A. (active 1912-1920). Norwegian photographer of Christiania (Oslo), who photographed Norway and its indigenous peoples, the Sami, and self-published his works as lithographic postcards.
Erler, Fritz (1868-1940). German artist and illustrator.
Felixmüller, Conrad (1897-1977). German expressionist artist.
Feure, Georges de (Georges Joseph van Sluijters) (1868-1943). French artist, illustrator, and lithographer who worked in Paris.
Fisher, Harrison (1875?-1934). American artist and illustrator who worked in New York City and was known for his illustrations of Victorian and Edwardian women.
Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960). American artist and illustrator, best known for creating the Uncle Sam "I Want You" image.
Foache, Arthur (1871-1967). French artist and illustrator who worked in Toulouse.
Fortier, Edmond (active 1900-1920). Photographer of Dakar, Senegal, who self-published 3,300 of his African images as black-and-white lithographic postcards.
Frasher, Sr., Burton (1888-1954). American photographer in Pomona, California, who self-published real photo postcards of his images of the West and Native Americans
Fred-Money, Raoul (1882-1956). French artist who worked in water media, such as watercolors and tempera. His work is usually signed "Fred Money."
Freeman, Lewis Ransome (1878-1960). American author and photographer whose photos of the Grand Canyon and West were published as real photo postcards.
Frees, Harry Whittier (1879-1953). American animal photographer of Pennsylvania who is known for posing animals in clothing.
French, Annie (1872-1965). Scottish artist and painter.
Frith, Francis (1822-1898). English photographer of more than 40,000 images of Europe and the Middle East, whose works were published as postcards by his sons following his death.
Fruchtermann, Max (1852-1918). An Austro-Hungarian photographer born of German parents. He was the first to create postcards, hand-colored and in color, of the Ottoman Empire.
Fukiya, Koji (1898-1979). Japanese illustrator who worked in Japan and France.
Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949). Swiss photographer of Zurich, who self-published his well-known views of the Alps and alpine sports as real photo postcards and as continuous-tone color postcards.
Geiser, Lucien Jacob (?-1852). Swiss photographer whose works were published as postcards by his sons following his death.
Geyling, Remingius (1878-1974). Austrian artist who worked in Vienna.
Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944). American artist and illustrator who is best known for his "Gibson Girl" images.
Gifford, Benjamin Arthur (1859-1936). American photographer from Oregon who specialized in Native Americans and the Columbia River Basin, and self-published his images in photogravure. His son, Ralph I. Gifford, was also a photographer.
Giletta, Jean (1856-1933). French photographer who specialized in images of southern France and northern Italy and self-published his postcards.
Goerke, Paul (?-1907). American photographer who self-published real photo postcards of his tourist attraction site, Mushroom Park, in Manitou, Colorado.
Graves, George S. (active 1908-1914). American photographer of Springfield, Massachusetts and Harpswell, Maine, who self-published his 650 images of those areas as black-and-white, open-halftone, lithographic postcards. He is credited on some cards as publisher and on others as photographer.
Gregory, John Worthington (1902-1992). American artist and photographer of Hyannis, Massachusetts, known for his images of Cape Code. His works were self-published as real photo postcards, later as halftone lithographic postcards, many titled and signed.
Grimshaw, W. J. (active 1912-1928). American photographer of Staten Island, New York, who self-published his photos as black-and-white postcards, some hand-colored.
Hagens, G. (active 1926-1938). Norwegian photographer of Hammerfest who published his black-and-white photographs of local scenes as real postcards, some hand-colored.
Hall, George P. (1832-1900). American photographer who, along with his son James S. Hall, self-published his photographs of marine scenes and New York City as color and black-and-white lithographic postcards.
Hall, Ross Alvin (1931-1990). American photographer of Sandpoint, Idaho, who self-published his works as real photo postcards.
Hampel, Walter Sigmund (1868-1949). Austrian artist and painter who worked in Vienna.
Harmon, Byron (1876-1942). American photographer from Tacoma, Washington, who moved to Banff, Alberta, Canada. He took more than 6,000 photos of the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, many of which he self-published as real photo and color postcards.
Harris, William James (1886-1940). American photographer who was known for his scenes of the Eastern U.S. which he self-published as real photo postcards, many hand-colored.
Hartung (Hurtong), Eugen (1897-1973). Artist famous for his paintings of dressed cats, dogs, and other animals, which were published as postcards.
Hassall, John (active late 19th to mid-20th cent.). English artist.
Haynes. Frank J. (1853-1921). American photographer known for his images of Yellowstone National Park, which he self-published as stereo-views and postcards.
Heartfield, John (Helmut Herzfelde) (1891-1968). German artist and painter with early works in photomontage. Known for his anti-Nazi posters.
Henderson, H.V. (1920-1961). Canadian photographer of New Brunswick, Canada, whose views of eastern Canada were published as black-and-white and color gravure and real photo postcards, some hand-colored.
Herzfelde, Helmut (see Heartfield, John).
Hey, Paul (active late 19th and early 20th cent.). Produced art for postcard publisher Ottmar Zieher in Munich, Germany.
Hildenbrand, Hans (1870-1957). German photographer who was an early advocate of the autochrome process and is best known for his images of WWI that were shot in natural colors depicting battle scenes and the daily life of soldiers. He self-published halftone lithographic postcards of his own works through the Color Photographic Society, Ltd. (Farben Photographische GmbH), an organization he founded in 1911.
Hildrith, Frank (active 1902-1935). American photographer who specialized in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. He and his brother Carl self-published real photo postcards, many hand-colored, of their works.
Hileman, Tomer Jacob (active 1911-1943). American photographer from Pennsylvania who settled in Montana and became known for his views of the Rockies, which were published as real photo postcards.
Hillig, Otto (1897-1954). German photographer of Liberty, New York, whose views of the Catskills were published as postcards.
Hirschfeld-Mack, Ludwig (1893-1965). German Bauhaus artist who worked in Germany and Australia.
Hoare, Florence E. (active 1914-1920). English artist local to Bexhill, where she worked in watercolors.
Hödl, Oscar (active 1932-1933). Artist who worked in Alaska and created animal and nature postcards that he self-published as Art-Colortone linen postcards.
Hoffmann, Heinrich (1885-1957). German photographer (Hitler's official photographer), whose works documented the Nazi movement and were published as real photo postcards.
Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928). Russian artist, illustrator, and lithographer.
Hohlwein, Ludwig (1874-1949). German artist and illustrator who worked in Dresden and Munich in a style influenced by the art nouveau and art deco movements.
Horne, Walter H. Horne (1883-1921). American photographer in El Paso, Texas, who documented the Mexican Revolution and self-published real photo postcards of it.
Humphreys, E.W. (active 1905-10). American photographer who self-published postcards to sell in his retail store in Woodstown, New Jersey.
Hunt, P.S. (1880s-1906). American photographer of Valdez, Alaska, whose images of local scenes were published as real photo postcards.
Huntress, Louis Maynard (1873-1962). American photographer of Massachusetts known for his Cape Cod scenes that were published as real photo postcards.
Icart, Louis "Helli" (1888-1950). French artist and painter.
Inglis, Alexander Adam (1847-1949). Scottish photographer of Edinburgh who, along with his son, Francis C. Inglis, self-published postcards of his images.
Iribe, Paul (1883-1935). French artist and cartoonist.
Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942). American artist and photographer active in the West, who became a partner in Detroit Publishing Co., where his thousands of images formed the foundation for the company's postcard business.
Jank, Angelo (1868-1940). German artist and painter who worked in Munich.
Janke, Urban (1887-1914). Czech artist.
Johnston, John S. (1839-99). Prolific American photographer of New York City, whose scenic images of that area, racing yachts, and of the Spanish-American War were published as postcards.
Jones, Louis Edward (1878-1958). American artist and photographer of Woodstock, New York, whose images of the Catskills and Kingston were published as real photo postcards.
Jossot, Gustave-Henri (1866-1951). French artist and illustrator.
Jòzsa, Károly "Carl" (1872-1929). Hungarian artist and illustrator who worked in Munich and Budapest.
Judge, Fred (1872-1950). English artist and photographer whose works included more than 7,000 local scenes, many of which he self-published as postcards, many hand-colored, also sepia tones and black-and-white collotypes.
Jung, Moriz (1885-1915). Czech artist.
Jungnickel, Ludwig Heinrich (1881-1965). Austrian artist and painter who worked in Germany and Austria.
Kainradl, Leo (1872-1943). German artist and illustrator who worked in Munich.
Kalvach, Rudolf (1883-1932). Austrian artist and painter.
Kandinsky, Wassily Wassilyevich (1866-1944). Russian artist and painter who worked in the abstract and expressionist styles, later teaching at the Bauhaus School.
Kaulfuss, August E. (1861-1909?). German photographer who worked in Penang, Malaysia, and published his local scenes as continuous tone lithographic postcards.
Kent, William Hardy (?-?). Photographer of Eastbourne, England, who published his local images as continuous-tone color postcards.
Kerry, Charles Henry (1857-1928). Australian photographer of Sydney, whose works of Aboriginal peoples and of expeditions to the Jenolan and Yarrangobilly caves and other Australian themes were published as black-and-white collotype postcards.
Kinsella, E.P. (active late 19th to mid-20th cent.). English artist.
Kirchner, Raphael (1876-1917). Austrian artist and illustrator who worked in Paris and the United States, and is known for his "Kirchner Woman" and his more than 1,000 art nouveau postcard designs.
Kiser, Fred H. (1878-1955). American photographer of the Pacific Northwest whose images of such places as Glacier National Park and Crater Lake were published as lithographic and real photo postcards.
Kissen, Jadu (1910-1920’s). Photographer of Delhi, India whose local views were self-published as black-and-white, monotone, and color halftone lithographic postcards.
Klein, Catherine (1861-1929). German artist known for her birds and flowers, especially her beautiful roses.
Klein, César (1876-1954). German expressionist.
Kleukens, Friedrich Wilhelm (1878-1956). German artist and illustrator who worked in Leipzig and Darmstadt.
Klutsis (Klucis), Gustav Gustavovich (1895-1944). Latvian artist, painter, and constructivist who worked in Moscow.
Koch, Louis (active 1890-1900). German photographer of Halberstadt who self-published his views or Europe, Palestine, and ocean liners as black-and-white chromolithographic and collotype postcards.
Koehler, Melanie "Mela" Leopoldina (1885-1960). Austrian illustrator who worked in Vienna.
Kokoschka, Oskar (1886-1980). Austrian artist, illustrator, and expressionist.
Kolb, Emery L. (1880-1976). American photographer who, along with his brother Ellsworth Kolb, self-published printed and real photo postcards of their unique vistas of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Konopa, Rudolf (1864-1938). Austrian artist and painter who worked in Vienna.
Krenek, Carl (1880-1948). Austrian artist and illustrator who worked in Vienna.
Kupper, C.E.M. (see Theo van Doesburg).
Kuss, Josef (1932-1972). Photographer of Mariazell, Austria, who self-published his local scenes as real photo postcards.
Labbie, J.A. (active 1910-1929). Photographer of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, whose self-published his local views as real photo postcards.
Lacy, Seymour (?-?). Photographer of Eastbourne, England, who published his local views as continuous-tone color postcards.
Landrock, Ernest Heinrich (1878-1966). German photographer working in Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt who, along with his fellow photographer and business partner Rudolf Franz Lehnert, published his images as lithographic and sepia photogravure postcards.
Larionov, Mikhail (1881-1964). Russian artist and illustrator who worked in Russia and France.
Larsson (Larson), Carl (1853-1919). Swedish artist and illustrator.
Laskoff, Franz (1869-1919). Polish artist and painter who worked in France, Great Britain, and Italy.
Laskowski, François (see Franz Laskoff).
Lautz, Heinrich (active late 19th cent.). German artist of the Darmstadt art colony.
Le Goubey, Gérard (?-?). French photographer who published his images of Normandy as monochromatic photogravure postcards.
Leeland, O.S. "Ole" (active 1890s-1939). Photographer of Mitchell, South Dakota, who self-published his sometimes humorous American prairie scenes as real photo postcards.
Lehnert, Rudolf Franz (1878-1948). Austrian photographer working in Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt who, along with fellow photographer and business partner Ernest Heinrich Landrock, published his images as lithographic and sepia photogravure postcards.
Lendecke, Otto (1886-1918). Polish artist who worked in Paris and Vienna.
Lessieux, Ernest Louis (1848-1925). French artist and painter.
Levy, Lucien (?-?). Well-known French photographer who published postcards of scenes he photographed in France, England, Australia, Russia, and other areas. He is identified by the "L.L." photo credit, but not all works are marked in this way.
Likarz-Strauss, Maria (1893-1956). Austrian artist.
Lilien, Ephraim Moses (1874-1925). Polish artist and illustrator who worked in Germany and was known for his Judaic art nouveau style.
Lissitsky, Eliezer Markovich (1890-1941). Russian artist, painter, and constructivist.
Loeffler, August (active 1880s-1905). Photographer of Tomkinsville, New York who self-published his works and had them published by others as postcards. He specialized in views of the Catskills and New York City.
Löffler, Berthold (1874-1960). Austrian artist and painter who worked in Vienna.
Low-Lazar, Friederike (1891-1975). Austrian artist and illustrator.
Löwensohn, Fritz (1893-?). Austrian artist.
Maduro, Jr., Isaac L. (active 1904-1920s). Photographer of Panama City, Panama, who self-published his local views (including those depicting the building of the Panama Canal) as continuous-tone and halftone lithographic postcards.
Malevich, Kasimir (1878-1935). Russian abstract artist, painter, and suprematist.
Mandel, Julian (1872-1935). French photographer of classical female nudes which were published as black-and-white and tinted real photo postcards.
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883). Avant-garde and controversial French impressionist artist and painter who worked in Paris.
Marcks, Gerhard (1889-1981). German artist who taught at the Bauhaus.
Marisch, Gustav (1887-?). Austrian artist.
Marquez, Louis (active 1930s-60s). Mexican photographer in Mexico City known for his hand-tinted photographers which were published as postcards.
Martin, William H. "Dad" (1865-1940). American photographer of Ottawa, Kansas, who self-published his Western views as postcards.
Martini, Alberto (1876-1854). Italian artist and illustrator.
Marxer, Alfred (1876-?). Swiss artist and painter known for his frescoes.
Matisse, Henri Émile Benôit (1869-1954). French artist, illustrator, and fauvist.
Mauzan, Luciano Achille (1883-1952). French artist and illustrator who worked in Italy.
McGregor, H.R. (active 1930-1935). Photographer of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, who self-published his local scenes as real photo postcards.
McKay, Rollin H. (1878-1960). Photographer of Missoula, Montana, who self-published his works, including his panoramas, as real photo postcards.
Merrill, Elbridge Warren (1868-1929). Massachusetts photographer who worked in Sitka, Alaska during the gold rush years when he published his local views and images of indigenous peoples as real photo postcards, embossing his name into the cards.
Merson, Luc-Olivier (1846-1920). French artist and illustrator who taught at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Metivet, Lucien Marie François (1863-1932). Prolific French artist and illustrator who worked in the art nouveau style.
Meunier, Georges (1869-1934). French artist and illustrator.
Meunier, Henri (1873-1922). Prolific Belgian artist and illustrator in the art nouveau style.
Miret, Felix (active early 20th cent.). Photographer in San Francisco, Mexico, who founded Casa Miret to self-publish his views of northern Mexico, Federal District, and the Mexican Revolution as real photo postcards.
Miró, Joan (1893-1983). Spanish artist, painter, and surrealist.
Money, Fred (see "Fred-Money, Raoul")
Monier, Albert (1915-1998). French photographer of Paris, rural France, and North Africa images of ordinary people, which he self-published as black-and-white real photo postcards.
Morin, Henry (1873-1961). French artist and illustrator.
Morris, Charles E. (active 1905-1925). American photographer of Chinook, Montana, who self-published his views of Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming as lithographic postcards.
Morrow, Stanley J. (active 1910-16). American photographer active in Wyoming and known for his images of the Little Big Horn site of Custer's Last Stand. His works were published by others and he also self-published some of his images of frontier life as postcards.
Moser, Koloman (1868-1918). Austrian artist and illustrator.
Moser, N. (active 1915-1939). New York photographer who self-published his aviation and naval scenes as real photo postcards.
Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939). Czech artist and illustrator who worked in Vienna and Paris and was famous for his art nouveau works.
Müller, Enrique (1846-?). German-born photographer working in New York who self-published and had others publish many real photo postcards of his images of naval ships, sailors, and naval facilities.
Müller, Robert E. (Enrique Müller, Jr.) (1881-?). American-born son of Enrique Müller, working in the New York area, whose images of naval ships, like his father's, were published as real photo postcards.
Münzer, Adolf (1870-1953). Polish artist and illustrator who worked in Germany.
Murray, Fred (?-1946). Australian photographer of Gympie, Queensland, who self-published his local views as real photo postcards, many hand-colored.
Myer, H.A. (active 1910-1913). American photographer of Syracuse and Jordan, New York, whose self-published his local views as real photo postcards.
Nakazawa, Hiromitsu (1874-1964). Japanese artist.
Nanni, Giovanni (1888-1969). Italian artist and illustrator in the art deco style.
Narinsky, Shlomo (1885-1960). Russian artist, illustrator, and photographer who worked in Paris and Palestine and produced views of Jerusalem and Cairo. Husband of photographer Sonja Narinsky. His works were published as rotogravure postcards.
Narinsky, Sonja (active first half 20th cent.). Russian photographer who worked in Paris and Palestine and produced views of Jerusalem and Cairo, as well as local harems and Arab women. Wife of photographer Schlomo Narinsky. Her works were published as rotogravure postcards.
Nechansky, Arnold (1888-1938). Austrian artist who worked in Berlin.
Nelson, C.M. (active 1906-1910). Photographer of Boston, Massachusetts known for his New England and New York views which he self-published as real photo postcards with birch bark borders.
Neuer, Rodolphe (active 1912-1914). Photographer of Tangier, Morocco, who published images of local nudes and daily life and self-published them as continuous-tone lithographic postcards.
Nitsche, Erik (1908-1998). American artist and illustrator.
Notman, William (active in first half 20th cent.). Highly prolific Canadian photographer.
Noury, Gaston (1866-?). French artist and illustrator who worked in Le Havre and Paris.
Nystrom Stoopendaal, Jenny Eugenia (1854?-1946). Swedish artist and illustrator known for children's books.
O'Neill Wilson, Rose Cecil (1875-1944). Self-taught American artist and illustrator who invented the Kewpie doll.
Olbrich, Joseph Maria (1867-1908). Austrian artist, illustrator, and art nouveau architect.
Olive, H. Enida (active 1912-1920). Canadian photographer of Calgary, Alberta, who self-published images of local scenes as black-and-white, duotone, and hand-colored postcards.
Oppenheimer, Max (1885-1954). German expressionist artist.
Outcault, Richard Felton (1863-1928). American cartoonist of New York City who created the Buster Brown image.
Pal (see Jean de Paléologu).
Paléologu, Jean de (1860-?). Romanian artist and illustrator who worked in Paris.
Palmer, Frank (active 1906-1920). Photographer of Spokane, Washington, who self-published his images of the state as real photo postcards.
Parker, Harold A. (1878-1930). American photographer of Pasadena, California, who self-published many of his images as hand-colored postcards.
Parrish, Frederick Maxfield (1870-1966). American artist and illustrator.
Patten, Leonard (active 19th cent.). English artist known for his seascapes, some of which were published as postcards.
Patton, Edwin Cooke (1868-1929). Photographer of Salem, Oregon, who self-published his images as real photo postcards.
Pean, Rene (1875-?). French artist, illustrator, and lithographer who worked in Paris.
Pêche, Dagobert (1887-1923). Austrian artist who worked in Vienna.
Pechstein, Max (1881-1955). German expressionist artist.
Penfield, Edward (1866-1925). American artist and illustrator who worked in the art nouveau style.
Perkins, W.B. (active 1908-1920). American photographer of Lead, South Dakota, who self-published many of his images of the Black Hills as lithographic postcards.
Perry, Ashley (active early 20th cent.). English photographer.
Petit, Pierre Yves (1919-?). French photographer known as "Yvon" who self-published his tourist-oriented works as black-and-white collotype, sepia photogravure, and real photo postcards, some hand-colored and some packaged as souvenir sets.
Phillips, Clarence Coles (1880-1927). American artist and illustrator known for his monochromatic "fade away" illustrative effect.
Picasso, Pablo Ruiz (1881-1973). Spanish artist and sculptor.
Pillsbury, Arthur Clarence (1870-1946). American photographer of Oakland, California, who published his images as orotone and real photo postcards and sold them from his studio in Yosemite National Park. He was also the inventor of the time-lapse camera.
Piltz, Stanley A. (active 1930s-1950s). American photographer of San Francisco, California, who self-published his images of California as linen postcards.
Plate, A.W.A. (active late 19th and early 20th cent.). Photographer of Columbo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), who self-published his local views as monochrome collotype and color lithographic half-tone postcards. Husband of Clara Plate.
Plate, Clara (active late 19th and early 20th cent.). Photographer of Columbo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), who self-published her local views as monochrome collotype and color lithographic half-tone postcards. Wife of A.W.A. Plate.
Pock, Alexander (1871-1950). Austrian artist.
Preissig, Vojtěch (1873-1944). Czech artist who worked in Boston, Massachusetts and died in the Dachau concentration camp.
Prentiss, A. M. (1915-1943). American photographer of Portland, Oregon, whose images were published as postcards.
Pringle, Thomas (1858-1931). Photographer of Wellington, New Zealand, known for his works featuring the Maori, many of which he self-published as continuous-tone lithographic postcards.
Privat-Livemont (1861-1936). Belgian artist and illustrator who also worked in Paris.
Rabineau, G.T. (active 1920s). Photographer of Lake Placid, New York, whose views of the Adirondacks were published as real photo postcards.
Ray, Man (1890-1976). American artist, photographer, and surrealist, who worked in New York, California, and Paris.
Reed, Harry (active 1937-1940s). American photographer of Moab, Utah, whose scenes of Arches National Park and surrounding areas were published as real photo postcards.
Reid, C. "Charles" (1867-?). Scottish photographer of Wishaw whose views of Scotland were published as gravure postcards.
Remington, Frederic Sackrider (1861-1909). American artist, painter, and sculptor of New York, who is known for his paintings of the American West.
Rey, Jacques Joseph (active mid-19th cent.). American artist of San Francisco, California.
Richardson, Harry Wendell (active 1918-1960). American photographer of Newport, Vermont, who self-published his views of that state as real photo postcards.
Richter, Hans (1888-1976). German expressionist artist.
Roberts, Mike (active 1939-?). American photographer of Berkeley, California known for his views of the West, Hawaii, and Vietnam. He was also a printer and the first to publish photochrome postcards using Kodachrome color film.
Rockwell, Norman Percevel (1894-1978). American illustrator famous for his Saturday Evening Post covers.
Rösch, John (1854-1949). American artist, illustrator, and photographer of White Plains, New York, who self-published his local images as halftone lithographic postcards, many hand-colored.
Rose, George (active 1904-1914). Australian photographer of Armadale, Australia, whose images of Korea, Japan, Australia, and other WWI military views were produced as real photo postcards.
Rosenberg, Lev S. (see Bakst, Léon)
Rusk, Samuel E. (active 1879-1909). American photographer of Haines Falls, New York, who self-published his views of the Catskills and surrounding regions as monochrome lithographic postcards.
Russell, Charles Marion (1864-1926). Self-taught American artist and sculptor of Montana, who is known for his images of cowboys and Native Americans, some of which were published as postcards.
Sarrafian, Abraham (1873-?). Armenian photographer of Beirut, Lebanon (Syria), who published his views of the Ottoman Empire as postcards. He worked with his brothers Boghos and Samuel to published more than 1,500 continuous-tone lithographic postcards.
Savage, Charles Roscoe (1832-1909). English photographer of Salt Lake City, Utah, whose views of the West were published as halftone lithographic postcards.
Savitsky, Jack (1910-1992). American painter and naïvist who lived and worked in Pennsylvania.
Sawyer, Harold T. (active 1934-1940). American photographer of Chatham, Massachusetts, who self-published his views of Cape Cod and surrounding areas as black-and-white hand-colored postcards. He was the son of photographer Charles Sawyer of Concord, New Hampshire.
Schallerer, Otto (1891-1968). Photographer of Seward, Alaska, whose images of Alaska were published as real photo postcards. He is also known for his aerial photography.
Schiele, Egon (1890-1918). Austrian artist, painter, and proto-expressionist.
Schmucker, Samuel L. (1879-1921). American artist and painter who worked in the art nouveau style.
Schwetz, Karl (1888-1965). Czech artist and ceramist who worked in Vienna.
Schwitters, Kurt (1887-1948). German artist and painter known for his collage and Dadaist styles.
Scortzis, L. (active 1906-1915). Photographer of Cairo, Egypt, who self-published his images of Egyptian people and scenery as real photo postcards, some miniature panoramas, many hand-colored.
Severini, Gino (1883-1966). Italian artist, painter, futurist, and cubist who worked in Rome and Paris.
Seyffarth, Fred (active 1908-1909). Photographer of Brooklyn, New York, who self-published his local street images as postcards.
Shepard, Charles (active mid-19th cent.). English photographer known for his views of Colonial India.
Sietas, H. (active 1879-1910). Photographer of Chefoo (Yantai), China, who published his images of China as black-and-white and hand-colored collotype postcards.
Singer-Schinnerl, Susi "Selma" (1891-1965). Austrian artist and designer who worked in Vienna and America.
Sironi, Mario (1855-1961). Italian futurist artist.
Smith, Albert (active late 19th to early 20th cent.). English photographer of Jersey, Channel Islands, who self-published many of his images as color gravure postcards in an RGB palette.
Spaulding, Joseph Frederick (active 1926-58). Canadian Photographer of Vancouver, British Columbia, who self-published real photo postcards of his work, hand-tinted by his wife.
Spurgin, Fred (active first half 20th cent.). English illustrator.
Stark, Alexander J. (active 1920s-1952). California photographer who self-published real photo postcards of the San Francisco Bay Area and Western U.S.
Steinlen, Alexandre Théophile (1859-1923). Swiss artist and illustrator in the art nouveau style who worked in Paris.
Stenberg, Aina (1885-1975). Swedish artist.
Stoddard, Seneca Ray (1843-1917). American photographer of Glens Falls, New York, whose photographs were published as postcards for the National Railway News Company.
Stuart, Francis Goldolphin Osbourne "F.G.O." (1843?-1923). Scottish photographer of London and Southampton, whose photographs of steamships and southern England were published as lithographic, hand-colored, and real photo postcards.
Studdy, George (1878 - 1948). English artist known for his Bonzo (dog) postcards.
Svanoe, O. (active 1899-1906). Norwegian photographer of Bergen, Norway, who self-published his images as black-and-white, continuous-tone, lithographic postcards.
Tato, L. (1896-1974). Italian futurist artist.
Tattersall, Alfred John (1865-1951). Photographer from New Zealand who settled in American Samoa, where he self-published his local views as postcards.
Taylor, G. Morris (active 1925-1960s). Canadian photographer of Jasper, Alberta, whose western Canadian vistas were published as real photo and photochrome postcards
Teschner, Richard (1879-1948). Austrian artist, painter, and sculptor.
Thackeray, Lance (1869-1916). English artist.
Thiele, Arthur (1840-1915). German artist of comic postcards featuring cats, dogs, and other animals, often dressed in clothing and doing human-like things.
Thwaites, John E. "Jack" (active 1905-1932). Photographer of Ketchikan, Alaska, who self-published many of his images as real photo postcards.
Tipton, William Howard (1850-1929). American photographer of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who is known for his photographs of the Gettysburg battlefield. He published many landscape photos and also self-published his images as continuous-tone lithographic postcards.
Tošović, J. (active 1918-35). Photographer in Raguse, Italy, who self-published his regional images as continuous-tone lithographic postcards.
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Marie Raymond de (1864-1901). French artist, painter, and lithographer known for his art nouveau works of Paris night life in places like the Moulin Rouge.
Townsend, Charles A. (active 1914-1931). American photographer of Belfast, Maine, who self-published many of his local images as real photo postcards.
Turnbull, R.F. (active 1895-1905). New York City photographer whose images of the New York metropolitan scene were published as postcards.
Underhill, Irving (1872-1960). American photographer of New York City, whose images were published as postcards by many different publishers.
Underwood, Clarence Frederick (1871-1929). American artist and illustrator.
Underwood, Elmer (1859-?). American photographer of Illinois, Kansas, New York, London, and Canada, whose images, along with those of his photographer brother Burt Underwood (1962-?), were published as postcards, and were also self-published by the brothers under their own name.
van Doesburg, Theo (1883-1931). Dutch artist and founder of the "Stijl" (style) movement.
van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890). Dutch artist and post-impressionist who worked in France and the Netherlands.
van Sluijters, Georges Joseph (see George de Feure).
Vernier, Edmond (see George Dola).
Villon, Jacques (1875-1963). French modern artist and illustrator.
Vollenweider, Arnold (active 1891-1937). Swiss photographer of Algiers, Algeria, who self-published many of his images as black-and-white, hand-colored, and real photo postcards.
von Jawlensky, Alexej (1864-1941). Russian artist and painter who worked in Munich.
von Kempf-Hartenkampf, Gottlieb Theodor (1871-1964). Austrian artist and illustrator who worked in Vienna.
von Reznicek, Ferdinand Freiherr (1868-1909). Austrian artist and illustrator who worked in Vienna and Munich.
von Zumbusch, Ludwig (1861-1927). German artist and illustrator.
von Zwickle, Hubert (1875-1950). Austrian artist and illustrator.
Wain, Louis (1860-1939). English artist and illustrator of London and America, known for his illustrations of cats.
Waite, Charles B. (1860?-1929). Photographer of El Paso, Texas and Mexico City, Mexico, who self-published his views of Mexico and its indigenous peoples as postcards.
Walerly, Stanislaus Julian (1863-1935). Photographer of female nudes.
Wanke, Alice (1873-1936). Austrian artist and illustrator who worked in Vienna.
Ward, John Joseph (1875-1947). English photographer whose images of the Coventry area were published as continuous-tone postcards.
Weiss, William (?-1925). Photographer of Hamilton, Bermuda, whose tourist views were published as lithographic postcards.
Wessel (active 1940s). Photographer of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who self-published his local views as real photo postcards.
Wiederseim Drayton, Grace Gebbie (1877-1936). American illustrator, cartoonist, and sculptor most famous for her children's books and the Campbell's Soup kids.
Wilkerson, Thaddeus (active 1909-16). American photographer who self-published his views of New York City as real postcards.
Willard, Stephen H. (1894-1966). American artist and photographer of Palm Springs, California, who self-published many of his views of Western scenery as linen postcards.
Wilson, George Washington (1852-93). Scottish photographer whose landscape views were published posthumously as continuous-tone, lithographic postcards.
Wimbush, H.B. (active 19th cent.). English watercolor artist.
Wimmer-Wisgrill, Eduard Josef (1882-1961). Austrian designer who worked in Vienna.
Wooley, Jesse Sumner (1867-1943). American photographer of Ballston Spa, New York, who self-published his regional views as real photo postcards and color lithographic postcards.
Wyer, Henry S. (1847-1920). American artist and photographer of Nantucket, Massachusetts, who self-published his local views as color, black-and-white, and monochrome lithographic postcards.
Yamamoto, Sanschichiro (active 1908-1909). Japanese photographer who worked in Beijing, China, where he self-published his local views as hand-colored postcards with both Chinese and English captions.
Yvon (see Pierre Yves Petit).
Zakal (active 1910-1925). Photographer working in Cairo, Egypt, who was known for his depictions of life in the Middle East, and whose works were published as real photo postcards, some hand-colored.
Zan of Tamalpais (see Alexander J. Stark).
Zecchin, Vittorio (1878-1947). Italian artist and painter who worked in Venice.
Zeitz, F.G. (1920-1953). Landscape photographer working in Königssee, Bavaria (Germany), who self-published his works as real photo postcards.
This article last updated: 03/12/1995.