biography of Mary Ellen MARK (1940-2015)
Personal data
Birth : 1941
Death : 05/25/2015
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
New York NY, United StatesRepresentatives
Art + Commerce – Washington DC, United States
Howard Greenberg Gallery – 41 east 57 str. – New York NY, United States
Marianne Boesky Gallery – 2nd floor 535 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States
Education
Annenberg School for Communication – PENN University of Pennsylvania (MFA) – Philadelphia PA, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
Married Martin Bell
Grants
1997
1997 : Hasselblad Foundation Grant , Bourse de recherche – Gothenburg, Sweden
Awarded by : Hasselblad Center – Ekmansgatan 8 – Gothenburg, Sweden
1976
1976 : Turkish Fulbright , Bourse de recherche – Turkey
Prizes
1994
1994 : John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Award , 1er prix – New York NY, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography :
Audiovisual-Multimedia : Film
Subject
portraitsociety problems
Works
Baby Beauty Pageant Winner, CAlifornia | |
Date of creation : 1992 Medium : Bromoil gelatin silver print Size : 16 x 20 inch | |
Bull Riders Craig Scarmardo and Cheyloh Mather, Boerne Rodeo, Texas | |
Date of creation : 1991 Medium : Bromoil gelatin silver print Size : 20 x 16 inch | |
Roland Riley Pulling His Cat's Whiskers, Belfast, Maine | |
Date of creation : 1990 Medium : Black & white photograph | |
Jeff Gilman and Stacy Spivey, McKee | |
Date of creation : 1990 Medium : Black & white photograph Size : 14 x 14 inch | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2002
Une odyssée américaine
Galerie Fait & Cause – Paris, France
11/06/2002 – 01/04/2003
2001
Norsk Museum for photography – Horten, Norway
11/03/2001 – 01/27/2001
Photographs
Minnesota Museum of American Art – Saint Paul MN, United States
09/01/2001 – 11/25/2001
American Odyssey
Nationales Fotomuseum Danemark – Copenhagen, Denmark
08/17/2001 – 10/21/2001
International Center of Photography Midtown – New York NY, United States
06/06/2001 – 06/17/2001
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Yancey Richardson 20th Century Contemporary Photographic Gallery – 535 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Marianne Boesky Gallery – 2nd floor 535 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Marianne Boesky Gallery – 2nd floor 535 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States
2001
AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Fahey / Klein Gallery – 148 North La Brea Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States
Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Fahey / Klein Gallery – 148 North La Brea Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States
Group exhibitions
2002
Visions from America: Photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
06/27/2002 – 09/22/2002
2001
Moulin rouge
FNAC Saint-Lazare – Paris, France
09/18/2001 – 11/10/2001
2000
Picturing the Modern Amazon
The New Museum of Contemporary Art – New York NY, United States
03/30/2000 – 06/25/2000
1996
Highlights from the Permanent Collection: 100 Years of Documentary Photography and Photojournalism
International Center of Photography Midtown – New York NY, United States
10/15/1996
Pictures of Peace
Christie’s – New York NY, United States
04/18/1996 – 04/23/1996
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Books
1999
Ameriacn Odyssey
New York NY, United States
1999
1996
Cry for help
Publisher: S&S Simon & Schuster – 100 Front Street – Riverside NJ, United States
1996
On the artist
Monographies
2001
Mary Ellen Mark 55
Publisher: Phaidon Press – Regent’s Wharf – London, United Kingdom
2001