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America by Zoe Strauss By: Juliann Costa

Americaby Zoe Strauss By: Juliann Costa. Biography -Strauss was born in 1970 in Philadelphia -Her photography experience consisted of one photography

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America by Zoe Strauss

By: Juliann Costa

Page 2: Americaby Zoe Strauss By: Juliann Costa. Biography -Strauss was born in 1970 in Philadelphia -Her photography experience consisted of one photography

Biography

• -Strauss was born in 1970 in Philadelphia

-Her photography experience consisted of one photography class at a community college as a teenager

• -She was given her first camera at age 30

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Background of Her Work -Mostly takes pictures in Philadelphia -Urban life

Shuttered buildings Empty parking lots Vacant meeting halls Portraits of residents

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Accomplishments -“Under 1-95”; A 10 year long project

Copies sell for $5 -Executive Director for the Philadelphia Public

Art Project -Had her work shown in:

The Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia ICA The Bruce Silverstein Gallery 2006 Whitney Biennial The Institute of Contemporary Art

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Awards -Seedling Award; 2002 -Pew Fellowship in the Arts; 2005 -USA Gund Fellowship; 2007

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America -Started in the south Philadelphia region

where she is from Eight years, published in 2008

-After Hurricane Katrina -Mostly of people she met throughout the

country -Sad portrayal of America -Intimate photos -Unseen people and places

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Project -Portrait, architecture, and photos of signage -Did not plan on this being a book -Expanse of American identities -What it means to be American -Philly compared to other parts of the country -How she sees America - Wanted project to come out the day of the

presidential election.

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Kelley LindaLas Vegas, NV Philadelphia, PA

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Merry Christmas HousePhiladelphia, PA

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Together We Can Make Dreams Come True is True

Terre Haute, IN

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RefrigeratorsOcean Springs, MS

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Next Drawing PA National Guard GuardsmanPhiladelphia,PA

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Sincere’s ArmNew York, NY

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Art Showing Loaded RevolverCrystal, NV

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Photo of Carlo’s Parents on his BedEl Paso, TX

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Fist with CashGulfport, MS

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Daddy Tattoo Monique Showing Black Philadelphia, PA Eye

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How Do I Look?Philadelphia, PA

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Significance of Project -Honesty toward subject and audience -Show another side of America

Contemporary life -Active engagement in the world -Real people dealing with real situations