Sarah Charlesworth
1947–2013

Introduction

Sarah Edwards Charlesworth (March 29, 1947 – June 25, 2013) was an American conceptual artist and photographer. She is considered part of The Pictures Generation, a loose-knit group of artists working in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s, all of whom were concerned with how images shape our everyday lives and society as a whole.

Wikidata identifier

Q13560755

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Introduction

Considered a member of the "Pictures Generation," Charlesworth was a Guggenheim fellow and a recipient of two NEA grants. She taught at Princeton, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, conceptual artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500056759

Names

Sarah Charlesworth

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