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Cindy Sherman

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cindy Sherman (Cynthia Morris Sherman), 1954-, American photographer, b. Glen Ridge, N.J. In images in which makeup, costumes, wigs, and the like allow her to take on a variety of guises and roles, Sherman transforms still photography into performance art to explore traditional and pop-cultural myths of femininity. Her work implicitly examines issues of identity and stereotype, representation and reality, the function of mass media, and the nature of portraiture. Untitled Film Stills (1977-80) is a widely acclaimed series of 69 black-and-white works in which she assumed the identities of... Read more
Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman (born 1954) used photography to challenge...appears as a seductress. Amanda Cruz in Cindy Sherman: Retrospective, quotes Sherman as...pinups, and magazines. Cruz said "Cindy Sherman began her now famous series "Untitled... Read more
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