Leslie Thornton
1951–
Introduction
Leslie Thornton (born 1951) is an American avant-garde filmmaker and artist.
Wikidata identifier
Q1820823
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Introduction
Studied with filmmakers Hollis Frampton, Stan Brakhage, Paul Sharits and Peter Kubelka at the State University of New York/Buffalo, and with Richard Leacock and Ed Pincus at MIT. Her work is created from archival and found footage, texts and soundtracks, best exemplified by her cycle "Peggy and Fred in Hell."
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, author
ULAN identifier
500076873
Names
Leslie Thornton
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed January 2, 2026.
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