Friday, July 19, 2019
Cindy Sherman Essay -- essays research papers
Artist: Cindy Sherman Born: 1954 Glen Ridge, NJ and raised in suburban Long Island School: Earned a BA Degree in 1976, Buffalo State University of N.Y., where she initially      studied painting. She failed the requisite introductory photography course because      of her difficulties with the technological aspects of making a print. She credits her next      photography teacher with introducing her to conceptual art, which she says had a      liberating effect on her.      Graduated in 1977 and moved to N.Y. Exhibit: First survey exhibition of her work, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1982      followed by a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, N.Y. 1987      The complete series (Film Stills) was first exhibited at the Hirshhorn Museum in      Washington D.C., 1995      Lives and works in N.Y. Film Stills: Series of black and white photographs created from 1977 to 1980, series of 69,      includes 7 color works ranging in date from 1980 to 1992      Many taken in Sherman's apartment, she plays every role herself, although they are      not self-portraits. She does not reveal herself, but shows the many masks of      f...
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