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(1925-2007) Curator, writer. John Szarkowski was a photography curator and the writer of books on that subject.

Full Name

John Szarkowski

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1925

BIRTH

Thaddeus John Szarkowski was born in Ashland, Wisconsin in 1925.

1951

OTHER

Szarkowski taught photography, history of art, and design at the Albright Art School in Buffalo, New York.

1956

LITWORK

The Idea of Louis Sullivan

1958

LITWORK

The Face of Minnesota

1962

OTHER

Szarkowski was director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art for nearly 30 years.

1964

LITWORK

The Photographer's Eye

1973

LITWORK

Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures From the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art

2007

DEATH

John Szarkowski died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 2007.

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