Leonard Juda Frank
July 3 1870 - February 23 1944
Royal Photographic Society (Associate 1939)
Leonard Frank was born in Berne, Germany, and arrived in BC in 1894. He lived in Port
Alberni, later moving to Vancouver in 1916.
Photograph of bison on Brockton Point, from collection of tourist photographs
He exhibited four bromide photographs at the Canadian National
Exhibition in 1939, British Columbia Cedar Trees was illustrated in the catalogue.
Framing label from tinted photograph of Siwash Rock, courtesy Bob MacIntyre
Frank died in Vancouver in 1944. His business was purchased by Otto Landauer (q.v.).
Leonard Frank postcard, hand-tinted
Leonard Frank postcard, printed & hand-tinted in Germany, not dated
Leonard Frank stamp, on reverse of postcard Panorama of Vancouver, B.C.
Leonard Frank tourist photograph #11, printed in Germany, not dated
Leonard Frank stamp, on reverse of tourist photograph (title moved to save space)
Leonard Frank postcard, printed in Germany, copyright 1927
Leonard Frank postcard, reverse side of Siwash Rock
Leonard Frank photograph #0328, "International Boundary - White Pass Summit"
Leonard Frank photograph #12709, "New Westminster - Columbia Street"
Leonard Frank photograph #12709, detail
Leonard Frank photograph #13401, "Westlawn"
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| DATE |
EXHIBITION |
LOCATION |
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| (date? 1988-2010) |
Rocky Mountain Photographs |
Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE |
EXHIBITION |
ARTWORK |
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| 1939 Aug. 25 - Sept. 9 |
CNE
Toronto Salon of Cdn. Photography |
Cameron Lake, Vancouver Island |
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British Columbia Cedar Trees |
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Sunset at Powell River, B.C. |
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Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park, Vancouver B.C. |
References - BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIO
References - EXHIBITIONS
ELEVEN EARLY BRITISH COLUMBIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS 1890 - 1940 (refer to VAG76)
IMAGES OF GOLD MOUNTAIN 1886 - 1947 (refer to VAG85.2)
References - GENERAL
ROMANCE OF VANCOUVER JUBILEE NUMBER (1936) illustrated with Frank photographs
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to EBC00)
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY - B.C. ARTISTS FILES (refer to VPL)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (listing only) (refer to BCVS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Frank_(photographer)
https://archives.jewishmuseum.ca/leonard-frank-photo-studio-fonds
https://www.memorybc.ca/leonard-frank-photo-studio-fonds-2
https://abcbookworld.com/writer/frank-leonard/
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