Arthur F. Kales (1882 – 1936) received a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1903. While living in the Bay Area, he became interested in the burgeoning Pictorialist movement in photography that flourished there, and his images met with immediate success. Kales moved to Los Angeles to work in advertising but returned to San Francisco in 1917. In the following year, he nevertheless joined the Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles. For fourteen years beginning in 1922, Kales wrote about Pictorialist photography in western America for the journal Photograms of the Year.
Female Nude in the Woods Seated on a Large Rock. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Two Partially Nude Females in Blond Wigs Stretching Outdoors. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
The Hamadryad, 1919. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Partially Nude Female with Hands on Hips, 1920. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Nude and Glass. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Back View of a Dancer Wearing a Sheer Costume at the Beach, 1920. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Portrait, 1920. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Morning Blossoms, 1917. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
From the Ballet, 1920. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Nude Study: Man and Woman Dancers in a Forest Setting, 1920. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
Female Nude on Rocky Cliff, 1920. Photo: Arthur F. Kales
