Alice Austen

For the American writer, see Alice Austen (playwright).
Alice Austen
Austen at Clear Comfort, c. 1888
Born
Elizabeth Alice Munn

(1866-03-17)March 17, 1866
Rosebank, New York, US
DiedJune 9, 1952(1952-06-09) (aged 86)
Staten Island, New York, US
Resting placeMoravian Cemetery
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1880s–1930s
PartnerGertrude Amelia Tate (1899–1950~)
ParentAlice Cornell Austen (1836–1900)

Elizabeth Alice Austen (March 17, 1866 – June 9, 1952) was an American photographer working in Staten Island. She is best known for her street photography and her intimate depictions of women's lives and relationships in the Victorian era.

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