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Vickie Singer
1988 · gelatin silver print
Image: 34.2 x 26.6 cm (13 7/16 x 10 1/2 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Judy Dater
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14
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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Artists by Artists
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
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Photographs of Women
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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Judy Dater is an American photographer known for intimate black-and-white portraits that explore identity, desire, and the female body with unflinching directness. Working primarily in gelatin silver print since the 1960s, she pioneered a confessional approach to portraiture that challenged conventions of beauty and representation. Her photographs often feature subjects in states of vulnerability or self-presentation, frequently collaborating with performer and artist Jack Welpott. Dater's work has been central to postwar American photography's expansion of the medium as a tool for psychological and social inquiry.
Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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