Photographer. In 1884 he formed Knaffl and Brother in Knoxville, Tennessee with his older brother Joseph Knaffl. Their best known photograph was the "Knaffl Madonna" (1890) which later won praise at the Photographer's Association of American Art Convention in Lake Chautauqua, New York. The "Knaffl Madonna" became a very famous image and is still used. Hallmark used it frequently on its greeting cards. Their artistic images were featured in national magazines such as "The Photographic Review", "Photo-era Magazine", "Photographic Times", "Anthony's Photographic Bulletin", and "Wilson's Photographic Magazine". "The Prophets," won a gold medal at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. One of their historical photos was later used on album cover by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Knaffl and Brother studio remained in business until his brother Joseph's death in 1938.
Photographer. In 1884 he formed Knaffl and Brother in Knoxville, Tennessee with his older brother Joseph Knaffl. Their best known photograph was the "Knaffl Madonna" (1890) which later won praise at the Photographer's Association of American Art Convention in Lake Chautauqua, New York. The "Knaffl Madonna" became a very famous image and is still used. Hallmark used it frequently on its greeting cards. Their artistic images were featured in national magazines such as "The Photographic Review", "Photo-era Magazine", "Photographic Times", "Anthony's Photographic Bulletin", and "Wilson's Photographic Magazine". "The Prophets," won a gold medal at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. One of their historical photos was later used on album cover by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Knaffl and Brother studio remained in business until his brother Joseph's death in 1938.
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