M101-2 Photographer(s)?

[prewarsports]

I think most are documented to Van Oeyen or can be attributed to his work. I have handled 5-10 and seen maybe another 5-10 with his attribution. Stylistically they are VERY similar and his work from the time period is somewhat distinct when you have handled a lot of his work. Honestly, he is my favorite pre-war photographer. His work is beautiful for the time period and he pre-dates much of Conlon's work. The only reason he is not more famous is because he jumped around between newspapers and freelancing before taking a staff job at NEA/Acme after WWI and at that time much of his artistic feel was lost in the name of taking quick shots necessary for newspaper day to day publications at the same time Conlon turned himself into the "Wal Mart" of baseball photography and won all the contracts with magazines and got his name out there more. Van Oeyen was a better photographer (my opinion) Conlon was a better businessman.

Rhys