Herman Mishkin Explained

Herman Mishkin (March 1870 – February 6, 1948) was a Russian-American photographer in Manhattan, New York City. He specialized in photographing opera singers.[1] Mishkin was born in Minsk, Russian Empire in March 1870. He migrated to the United States in 1885. He bought a camera and started taking photographs in the 1880s.[2] He married and had a son, Leo Mishkin.[3] He died on February 6, 1948.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herman Mishkin . November 18, 2012 . Herman Mishkin was the foremost portrayer of Golden Era opera singers. . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215115759/http://blog.tribunephotos.com/ . December 15, 2012 .
  2. Encyclopedia: Broadway Photographers . Herman Mishkin . . December 31, 1980 . November 17, 2012 .
  3. News: Leo Mishkin, Reviewed Movies, Theater and TV . Born in New York the son of Herman Mishkin, photographer of the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1932, Mr. Mishkin began his career as an office boy in the ... . . December 31, 1980 . November 17, 2012 .
  4. News: Herman Mishkin, 77, Opera Photographer . Herman Mishkin, retired photographer who did much work for the Metropolitan Opera Company, died yesterday in his home, 139 West Eighty-second Street, after ... . . February 7, 1948 . November 17, 2012 .

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