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Cindy Sherman BIOGRAPHY
Born 1954 Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Known for: Self portrait photography, conceptual.
Photographer, Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, N.J. She attended State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., majored in art, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976. She... Read full biography
Photographer, Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, N.J. She attended State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., majored in art, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976. She began work on her Untitled Film Stills in 1977, the same year she moved to New York City. In Untitled... Read full biography
Photographer, Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, N.J. She attended State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., majored in art, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976. She began work on her Untitled Film Stills in 1977, the same year she moved to New York City. In Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980), Sherman featured herself in different disguises that "resemble stock characters from Hollywood melodramas, providing a Post-modern commentary . " that addresses gender... Read full biography
Photographer, Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, N.J. She attended State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., majored in art, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976. She began work on her Untitled Film Stills in 1977, the same year she moved to New York City. In Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980), Sherman featured herself in different disguises that "resemble stock characters from Hollywood melodramas, providing a Post-modern commentary . " that addresses gender stereotypes using the magazine centerfold, the fashion spread, advertising, children's literature, formal portraiture, historical records, and most recently, mannequins (www.artandculture.com). In 1981, Sherman had her first one-person exhibition, which made... Read full biography
Photographer, Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, N.J. She attended State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., majored in art, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976. She began work on her Untitled Film Stills in 1977, the same year she moved to New York City. In Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980), Sherman featured herself in different disguises that "resemble stock characters from Hollywood melodramas, providing a Post-modern commentary . " that addresses gender stereotypes using the magazine centerfold, the fashion spread, advertising, children's literature, formal portraiture, historical records, and most recently, mannequins (www.artandculture.com). In 1981, Sherman had her first one-person exhibition, which made rounds through New York, Chicago and Genoa, Italy. Sherman seemed to have a fresh approach to pop-culture,... Read full biography
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Photographer, Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, N.J. She attended State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., majored in art, and received a bachelor's degree in 1976.
She began work on her Untitled Film Stills in 1977, the same year she moved to New York City. In Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980), Sherman featured herself in different disguises that "resemble stock characters from Hollywood melodramas, providing a Post-modern commentary . . ." that addresses gender stereotypes using the magazine centerfold, the fashion spread, advertising, children's literature, formal portraiture, historical records, and most recently, mannequins (www.artandculture.com).
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