Bill Burke
Burke (born 1943) is an American photographer and educator known for his 20 years of documentary photography in Vietnam and neighboring countries, detailing the effects of war.
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Bill Burke
- Name
- Bill Burke
- Birth Name
- William M.
- Born
- 1943
- Birthplace
- Derby, Connecticut, U.S.
- Education
- Middlebury College, Rhode Island School of Design
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · photographer · university teacher
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Burke (born 1943) is an American photographer and educator known for his 20 years of documentary photography in Vietnam and neighboring countries, detailing the effects of war.
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Bill Burke studied at Middlebury College. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Work by Bill Burke is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
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• Name — Bill Burke • Birth Name — William M. Burke • Born — 1943 • Birthplace — Derby, Connecticut, U.S. • Education — Middlebury College, Rhode Island School of Design • Website — http: www.binhfoto.com/
Biography
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William M. Burke was born in 1943 in Derby, Connecticut. In 1966, he received a B.A. degree in Art History from Middlebury College. He continued studies at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and received a B.F.A degree in 1968 and a MFA degree in 1970, while studying with photographer Harry Callahan. In 1971, he started teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1978, he became a Guggenheim fellow in photography. His work is included in many public collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Princeton University Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among others.
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Bill Burke is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as film director, photographer and university teacher.
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1943
Bill Burke was born on 8 April 1943.
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- 1.Bill Burke's Gallery, American Experience. PBS.
- 2.Artists: Bill Burke. Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM).
- 3.Bill Burke. International Center of Photography (ICP). 2016-03-02.
- 4.1978 - Bill Burke. John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
- 5.Artists, Bill Burke. SFMOMA.
- 6.Bill Burke, American Art Collaborative. American Art Collaborative (AAC).
- 7.Bill Burke MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 8.Collection: Fire + Iron. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Recognition and collections. Burke received Guggenheim Fellowship.
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