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Ferdinando Scianna

Ferdinando Scianna was an Italian photographer and journalist (born 1943). He was born at Bagheria.

Also recorded as Fernando Scianna.

Ferdinando Scianna in brief

Born
1943
Known for
photographer and journalist
Place of birth
Bagheria
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Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1977 to 2001.

Di bestie e di animali. Il glorioso Alberto. Leonardo Sciascia fotografato da Ferdinando Scianna. Popoli. Jorge Luis Borges. Baaria Bagheria. Lo specchio vuoto. Istanti di luoghi. In viaggio con Roberto Leydi. In gioco. Un fotografo in tipografia. Cose. Il viaggio di Veronica. Ti mangio con gli occhi. Autoritratto di un fotografo. Cartier-Bresson. Sicilia dentro. Obiettivo ambiguo. La Rosa d'oro. Visti & scritti. Palermo Unsung. Ferdinando Scianna. Etica e fotogiornalismo. Altre forme del caos, dated 1999. Altrove, dated 1995. Citta del Mondo, dated 1988. I siciliani, dated 1977. La villa dei mostri, dated 1977. Le forme del caos, dated 1989. Les siciliens, dated 1977. Sicilia ricordata, dated 2001. To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, dated 1997. Scianna, dated 1997.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Ferdinando Scianna - La vita, in quell’istante, Firenze Architettura, 2016. L'identità transgender della fotografia di moda negli anni Ottanta. I casi Newton e Scianna, ZoneModa Journal, 2019. Spunti sulla fotografia, lingua della modernità, Altre Modernità, 2009. Spunti sulla fotografia, lingua della modernità. Conversazione con Ferdinando Scianna (seconda parte), Altre Modernità, 2009.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10181881-6). Those registers additionally record the forms Exhibition Ferdinando Scianna Quelli di Bagheria (2002 : Lugano) and Muestra Ferdinando Scianna Quelli di Bagheria (2002 : Lugano).

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Backstage, Teatro Adriano, Rome, June 1965 (1965) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ferdinando Scianna studied at University of Palermo. the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is photography, photojournalism and fashion photography.

Membership is recorded of Magnum Photos.

Work by Ferdinando Scianna is recorded in the collections of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Chronology

  1. 1943Ferdinando Scianna born at Bagheria.
  2. 1965Backstage, Teatro Adriano, Rome, June 1965 digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Ferdinando Scianna - La vita, in quell’istante, Firenze Architettura, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Ferdinando Scianna (Internet Archive), 39 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Ferdinando Scianna.

    open access index · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10181881-6, Mostra Ferdinando Scianna Quelli di Bagheria (2002 : Lugano).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Ferdinando Scianna as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3068737: Ferdinando Scianna

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  7. 7.

    “Ferdinando Scianna”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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