Mark, Mary Ellen, 1940-2015
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Mary Ellen Mark (b. March 20, 1940, Elkins Park, PA–d. May 25, 2015, New York City, NY) received degrees in painting, art history, and photojournalism from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation she received a Fulbright Scholarship to photograph in Turkey. Mark moved to New York City, where she photographed demonstrations in opposition to the Vietnam War and the women's liberation movement. She was a unit photographer for over 100 movies and published 18 books of photographs.
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| referencedIn | Castelli Graphics records | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Mark, Mary Ellen : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of, Sojourner, (inclusive), (bulk), 1920-2004, 1975-2002 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | MARK, MARY ELLEN. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Mark, Mary Ellen, 1940-. Vashira and Tashira Hargrove, twins, Suffolk, N.Y., 1993 [picture] / Mary Ellen Mark. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Mark, Mary Ellen. Mark, Mary Ellen : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Feininger, Andreas, 1906-. Photographs from the collection of William Schachtel, 1940-1993. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Annenberg School of Communications (University of Pennsylvania) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Castelli Graphics (Firm) | corporateBody |
| employeeOf | International Center of Photography. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Magnum Photos, inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sojourner (Cambridge, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | University of Pennsylvania. | corporateBody |
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| Elkins Park | PA | US | |
| United States | 00 | US | |
| New York | NY | US |
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| Documentary photography |
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| Photographers |
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Birth 1940-03-20
Death 2015-05-25
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