Otto Steinert
Otto Steinert was a German photographer.Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, Steinert was a medical doctor by profession and was self-taught in photography. After World War II, he initially worked for the State School for Art and Craft in Saarbrücken.
He was the founder of the Fotoform photography group.
From 1959, he taught at the Folkwang Hochschule design school in Essen, where he later died.
His archive is part of the photographic collection of the Museum Folkwang, Essen.Exhibitions
Steinert's work is held in the following public collections:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 2 prints
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 3 prints
