Fred W. McDarrah

Author

1926 – 2007

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Who was Fred W. McDarrah?

Frederick William "Fred" McDarrah was an American staff photographer for the Village Voice and an author. He became famous for documenting the cultural phenomenon known as the Beat Generation from its inception in the 1950s. In his book The Artist's World in Pictures, co-authored with Thomas B. Hess, McDarrah documented the New York art world, the New York School and the world of Abstract expressionism in New York City during the late 1950s.

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Born
Nov 5, 1926
Brooklyn
Also known as
  • Fred McDarrah
  • Fred W McDarrah
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Journalism, New York University
    ( - 1954)
Lived in
  • Brooklyn
    (1926/11/05 - )
  • Greenwich Village
    ( - 2007/11/06)
Died
Nov 6, 2007
Greenwich Village

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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