Original press photograph of Thomas Mann and his wife Katia, circa 1954

N.p. N.p., Circa 1954. Vintage press photograph of German writer and social critic Thomas Mann with his wife, Katia Pringsheim, circa 1946. Printed mimeo snipe and PIX agency stamp crediting "Life" magazine photographer Paul Dorsey on the verso.

Mann and his wife moved from Germany to Switzerland after Hitler rose to power in 1933, and then from Switzerland to California in 1939. They lived in the states for the next 13 years, ultimately returning to Switzerland in 1952.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

7.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine.

[Book #163125]