Strauss Peyton
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Strauss Peyton was established in 1908 by Benjamin R Strauss and Homer K. Peyton. Trained in portraiture by his brother, Benjamin Strauss moved from St. Louis to Kansas City in 1900 and opened Strauss Studio with the motion picture pioneer and photographer, George Curtiss. Homer Peyton was an extremely talented assistant and artist who excelled at manipulating images. He would create one of a kind art pieces by adding to the negatives with pencil or crayon to create a unique background as well as sculpting shadows and adding a greater tonal range in the portraits to enhance the depth. Impressed with his assistant's abilities, Strauss made Peyton a partner in 1908 and the studio name was changed to Strauss-Peyton to reflect the new partnership.
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