Apeda Studio Explained

Apeda Studio was a photography business in New York City.[1] It was established as a partnership between Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Sr. .[2] It incorporated in 1914.[3]

In 1913 the studio was sued unsuccessfully for copyright infringement, for reproducing the work of another studio, marking it as its own work, and selling it.[4]

Its photo of Bert Errol in drag featured on a postcard.[5] It published a photograph of minstrel performers in blackface.

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. was the son of its co-founder.

The International Center of Photography (ICP)[6] and Library of Congress have collections of photographs from the studio.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alessio, Jim. The Eternal Flapper: The Many Lives of Edna Wallace Hopper. September 7, 2009. AuthorHouse. 9781438961286. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Studio, Apeda | Broadway Photographs. broadway.cas.sc.edu.
  3. Web site: Bulletin of Photography. May 7, 1914. Frank V. Chambers. Google Books.
  4. Web site: The New York Supplement. May 7, 1913. West Publishing Company. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) [WorldCat Identities]].
  6. Web site: Apeda Studio. January 31, 2018. International Center of Photography.
  7. Web site: Search results for Apeda, Available Online. Library of Congress.

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