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John Yang (photographer)

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John Yang
Born(1933-04-16)April 16, 1933
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
DiedSeptember 28, 2009(2009-09-28) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
EducationThe Putney School
Harvard College
University of Pennsylvania (MA)
Occupations
  • Architect
  • photographer
ChildrenNaomi

John Yang (April 16, 1933 – September 28, 2009) was an American architect and photographer.

Early life

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Born in China,[1] he settled in the United States with his family in 1939.[2] His interest in photography began as a child and was later developed when he was a student at The Putney School in Vermont where he was classmates with other future photographers such as Tim Asch.[3] In the summer of 1951, he studied with Minor White at The California School of the Fine Arts.[2] He graduated from Harvard College majoring in Philosophy, and in 1957 he earned a MA in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania studying under Louis Kahn.[4] Before becoming a photographer full-time, Yang worked as an architect and continued in that practice until 1978.

Career

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One of his photographs, "Blindman's Bluff", that was taken at Strasbourg, France in 1960, was edited and used by the band Sigur Ros for their 2002 album ( ).[5]

The John Yang Archive is at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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Yang's daughter is the American musician, graphic designer, photographer, and filmmaker Naomi Yang (b. 1964).

References

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  1. ^ "John Yang". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Bio". John Yang. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ Lewis, E. D. (24 February 2004). Timothy Asch and Ethnographic Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781134336883. Retrieved 11 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Gazette - All Things Ornamental: The Arts". Upenn.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ "sleepwalker". Flickr.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ^ "eMuseum". Ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ Iovine, Julie V. "STONE-FACED". Ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ^ Hayden, Ethan (28 August 2014). Sigur Rós's ( ). Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781623561680. Retrieved 11 October 2018 – via Google Books.