Joel-Peter Witkin

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1939 –

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Who is Joel-Peter Witkin?

Joel-Peter Witkin is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with such themes as death, corpses, and various outsiders such as dwarves, transsexuals, hermaphrodites, and physically deformed people. Witkin's complex tableaux often recall religious episodes or classical paintings.

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Born
Sep 13, 1939
Brooklyn
Also known as
  • Joel Peter Witkin
Siblings
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
  • University of New Mexico
  • Cooper Union
Lived in
  • Brooklyn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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