Jeffrey Silverthorne
Jeffrey Silverthorne (1946–2022) was an American photographer mainly known for taking pictures of physical and psychological borders, including death and nudity. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1946, and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design's BFA, MAT, and MFA programs. He taught at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island until 2018.
Also recorded as Jeffrey Kim Silverthorne
Jeffrey Silverthorne
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- Name
- Jeffrey Silverthorne
- Born
- 1946
- Birthplace
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Died
- 2022
- Place of death
- Cranston, Rhode Island
- Field
- Photography
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- English
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Jeffrey Silverthorne (1946–2022) was an American photographer mainly known for taking pictures of physical and psychological borders, including death and nudity. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1946, and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design's BFA, MAT, and MFA programs. He taught at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island until 2018.
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Jeffrey Silverthorne (1946–2022) was an American photographer. The photographer was born in Honolulu and died in Cranston.
Jeffrey Silverthorne worked for Roger Williams University. Activity centred on photography. Works are held at Museum of Modern Art and National Gallery of Canada.
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• Name — Jeffrey Silverthorne • Born — 1946 • Birthplace — Honolulu, Hawaii • Died — 2022 • Place of death — Cranston, Rhode Island • Field — Photography
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1946
Jeffrey Silverthorne was born on 1 January 1946.
2022
Jeffrey Silverthorne died on 4 June 2022.
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Honolulu.
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Cranston.
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• Morgue (2017) • Jeffrey Silverthorne (Working) (2015) • Directions for Leaving: Photographs 1971-2006 (2007)
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• Museum of Modern Art, New York • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA • Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • George Eastman House, Rochester • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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- “Jeffrey Silverthorne”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Silverthorne, Jeffrey. Morgue. Stanley Barker. 2017. 9780995555563.
- 2.Silverthorne, Jeffrey. Jeffrey Silverthorne (Working). Kehrer Verlag. 2014. 978-3868285338.
- 3.Silverthorne, Jeffrey. Directions for leaving : photographs, 1971-2006. Fotografisk Center. 2007. 9788790362386.
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