| Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988 | ||||||||||
| type | Collector Dealer/Gallery | |||||||||
| dates | 1907-1988 | |||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||
| other cities | Vienna, Austria; Ridgefield, CT; | |||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||
| history |
Hans Peter Kraus was a book dealer and collector (books, photography, Illuminated manuscripts, maps, etc. . .). Kraus first opened a shop at 21 East 57th street, married Hanni Zucker in 1940, and then in 1945 moved the shop to 16 East 46th Street. After his death, first his wife and then his children ran his store until 2003 when it closed. Kraus owned the Bettmann Photo Archive which was sold to Corbis Corp. in 1995, for approximately 16 million dollars. |
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| decades | 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:24 | |||||||||
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