Arthur Mole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Mole

American photographer

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1889

Place of Birth: Lexden, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1983

Profession: photographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Arthur Samuel Mole (January 7, 1889 in Lexden, Essex, England – 14 August 1983 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US) was a British-born, naturalized American commercial photographer.
He became famous for a series of "living photographs" made during World War I, in which tens of thousands of soldiers, reservists and other members of the military were arranged to form massive compositions.
Although if viewed from the ground or from directly above, these masses of men would appear meaningless, when seen from the top of an 80-foot viewing tower, they clearly appeared to be various patriotic shapes (anamorphosis).
The key was to photograph the people from the one place where the lines of perspective would resolve themselves into intelligible images.
His partner in this endeavor was John D.
Thomas.