Art Sinsabaugh (1924-1983) was an American photographer.

Biography

Sinsabaugh was born in 1924 in

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. From 1949 to 1959 he worked part-time as an instructor at

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. Sinsabaugh was an assistant professor at the

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from 1959 until he died in 1983 in

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. From 1972 to 1973 he worked for the Center for Advanced Studies and University of Illinois where he was an associate member. He was one of the founders of the Society for Photographic Education. In 1966 he was awarded Illinois Arts Council Award and Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Award. In 1969 he became a fellow in Guggenheim and by 1977 became a fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts Photographers'. The

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houses the Art Sinsabaugh archive containing over 3,000 photographs, family memorabilia, and Sinsabaugh's personal papers

References

1924 births 1983 deaths 20th-century American photographers People from Irvington, New Jersey University of Illinois faculty {{US-photographer-stub