Jennette WilliamsAmerican photographer
This article is about the American photographer. For the American politician and activist, see
Jeanette Williams.
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| Born | (1952-12-17)December 17, 1952
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| Died | April 9, 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 64) |
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| Alma mater | Yale University School of Art |
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| Known for | Photographer, educator |
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Jennette Williams (December 17, 1952 – April 9, 2017) was an American photographer known for her photographs of women.
Williams was born on December 17, 1952, in Forest Hills, Queens.[1] She attended the Yale University School of Art.[2] In 2000 she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.[3] In 2009 Duke University Press and the Center for Documentary Studies published a portfolio of Williams' platinum prints of women bathers entitled The Bathers.[4] The book was awarded the Honickman First Book Prize in Photography.[1][5]
Williams taught at the School of Visual Arts.[2]
She died on April 9, 2017, at the age of 64.[1] Her work is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art[6] and is archived at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.[7]
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