Rae Russel

Rae Russel (16 May 1925 – 17 October 2008) was an American photographer, who specialized in photo-journalism and family portrait work.^[1][2][3]

Rae Russel
Born	(1925-05-16)May 16, 1925 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died	October 17, 2008(2008-10-17) (aged 83) Petaluma, California
Resting place	Moravian Cemetery
Occupation	Photographer
Years active	1944–2008
Spouse	Alfred Gescheidt ​ (m. 1955)​

Early life

Rae Russel was born Rae Schlussel, May 16, 1925, to Ida and Adolf Schlussel of Brooklyn, New York.

Russel died October 17, 2008, at the age of 83, at Petaluma Valley Hospital in Petaluma, California, after complications from surgery for a brain tumor.^[1] She is survived by two sons by her former husband, also a professional photographer, the late Alfred Gescheidt (1926–2011), Andrew Gescheidt, born 1958, and Jack Gescheidt, also a professional photographer, born 1960.

Exhibitions

Her work was exhibited in:

• "This Is the Photo League" (1948–49).
• "The Women of the Photo League" at Higher Pictures Gallery, New York (2009).^[4]
• Four exhibitions at the Katonah Museum, New York (1965, 1970, 1975, 1983).
• Photographing Children (1971) and Nursing Home Organization and Operation (1979).^[5]