Ed george photographer biography

American photographer

George Edward Anderson (October 28, 1860 – May 9, 1928) was an early Americanphotographer known for his portraiture and documentary photographs of early historical sites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and Utah settlements.

Biography

George Edward Anderson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and apprenticed as a teenager under photographer Charles Roscoe Savage.^[1] At Savage's Art Bazar Studio, Anderson became friends with fellow apprentices John Hafen and John F. Bennett. Hafen later become an accomplished artist and Bennett was instrumental in preserving Anderson's glass plate negatives.^{[2]: 11 [1][3]}

At seventeen, Anderson established his photography studio in Salt Lake City with his brothers, Stanley and Adam.

The railroad allowed Anderson to establish tent studios in Manti, Utah, Springville, Utah, and Nephi, Utah. In 1886 Anderson o George Davison (photographer) Biography - XIBUG