Kenn Duncan
Kenn Duncan (September 22, 1928 - July 27, 1986) was an American dance photographer.
Kenn Duncan
- Born
- 1928 · New Jersey.
- Died
- 1986 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Kenn Duncan (September 22, 1928 - July 27, 1986) was an American dance photographer.
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Kenn Duncan (1928–1986) was a photographer, of American nationality. The photographer was born in New Jersey and died in New York City. Works are held at Photography Collection.
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Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune, Jerry Herman, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Carol Channing and Angela Lansbury. Duncan also shot several album covers including Barry Manilow's debut album cover in 1973.
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Death and afterward
Kenn Duncan died July 27, 1986, in New York Hospital of toxoplasmosis, a complication of AIDS. Duncan's complete archive was acquired by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in 2003.
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The following is established of origins and background. Duncan died in 1986 at New York City. Institutional cataloguing adds that kenn Duncan was born in 1928 at New Jersey.
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• Nudes (Dance Magazine, 1970) • More Nudes (Danad Pub. Co., 1971) • Red Shoes (Universe, 1984)
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