Doug Ischar

1948–

Introduction

Douglas Ischar (born 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an openly gay, American artist known for his work in documentary photography, installation art, sound art and video art addressing stereotypes of masculinity and male behavior. He currently lives and works in Chicago, where he teaches art at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ischar serves on the curatorial board of Chicago's Iceberg Projects, a not-for-profit experimental exhibition space.

Wikidata identifier

Q5300595

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Roles

Artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500490686

Names

Doug Ischar, Douglas Ischar

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