Jennette Williams
American photographer
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Jennette Williams (December 17, 1952 – April 9, 2017) was an American photographer known for her photographs of women.
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| Born | December 17, 1952 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 2017 (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | Yale University School of Art |
| Known for | Photographer, educator |
Williams was born on December 17, 1952, in Forest Hills, Queens.[1] She attended the Yale University School of Art.[2] In 2000 she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.[3] In 2009 Duke University Press and the Center for Documentary Studies published a portfolio of Williams' platinum prints of women bathers entitled The Bathers.[4] The book was awarded the Honickman First Book Prize in Photography.[1][5]
Williams taught at the School of Visual Arts.[2]
She died on April 9, 2017, at the age of 64.[1] Her work is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art[6] and is archived at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.[7]
Publications
- The Bathers. Durham, NC: Duke University Press; Center for Documentary Studies, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8223-4623-4. With a foreword by Mary Ellen Mark.[8]