Mary Ellen Mark
Born: 1940
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Lives and Works: New York, NY
Website: http://www.maryellenmark.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/maryellenmark
Education:
MA Photojournalism, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1964
BFA Painting and Art History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1962
About The Artist
Mary Ellen Mark is a photojournalist and artist known for her documentary photography and portraiture that captures the human condition. Working mostly in black and white, Mark has captured people and stories all over the world, focusing on common social issues that unite us all.
Mark is a contributing photographer to The New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair.
Select Permanent Collections
Australian National Gallery
Baltimore Museum of Art
Boca Raton Museum of Art
California Museum of Photography
California State University Library, Long Beach
Centro Fotografico Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Works by the Artist
