Marvin Koner
Marvin Koner (1921-1983) was an American photographer who became known for his photographs of Johnny Cash and Miles Davis which he published in Pageant and other magazines. For nearly four decades, American photojournalist Marvin Koner, traveled the world capturing the people, places and personalities that shaped the latter half of the 20th century. Marvin Koner was born into a family of Russian intellectuals in New York City, Marvin Koner would come to see the world through the eye of his camera - observing and chronicling the ordinary and extraordinary.
Marvin Koner

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- 1921
- Died
- 1983
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- United States
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- photographer
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Marvin Koner (1921-1983) was an American photographer who became known for his photographs of Johnny Cash and Miles Davis which he published in Pageant and other magazines. For nearly four decades, American photojournalist Marvin Koner, traveled the world capturing the people, places and personalities that shaped the latter half of the 20th century. Marvin Koner was born into a family of Russian intellectuals in New York City, Marvin Koner would come to see the world through the eye of his camera - observing and chronicling the ordinary and extraordinary.
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Born in 1921, died in 1983.
Marvin Koner (1921–1983) was an American photographer.
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Marvin Koner was born in 1921.
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Marvin Koner died in 1983.
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