Lucy Ashjian

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Lucy Ashjian
Born1907 (1907)[1]
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died1993 (aged 85–86)
Davis, California, U.S.
EducationButler University,
Clarence H. White School of Photography

Lucy Ashjian (1907–1993) was an American photographer. She is known as a member of the Photo League a photographer's cooperative in New York City.[2] Her work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona and the Museum of the City of New York.

Early life[edit]

Ashjian was born in Indianapolis, Indiana,[3] to Armenian refugees.[4] She received a degree in English from Butler University in 1927.[3] In 1937 she graduated from the Clarence H. White School of Photography.[5]

Career[edit]

Ashjian joined the New York Photo League in 1937 as a photographer,[5] also serving as Photos Notes editor and board chair of the League's school.[6]

She was included in the 2012 exhibition The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936–1951 held at the Jewish Museum, New York.[7]

Collections[edit]

Ashjian's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Jewish Museum". thejewishmuseum.org.
  2. ^ a b "Lucy Ashjian | Bowery Triplets | the Met". Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Lucy Ashjian and the Photo League". December 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  4. ^ Musleah, Rahel (2012). "The Arts: Social Justice in Clicks and Snaps". Hadassah Magazine.
  5. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Klein, Mason; Evans, Catherine (2011). "As Good as the Guys: The Women of the Photo League". The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936–1951. Yale University Press and The Jewish Museum. ISBN 978-0-300-14687-5.
  7. ^ "Taking Pictures That Matter: 'The Radical Camera' of New York's Photo League". 2012-10-17. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Embark Collection". Columbus Museum of Art. 27 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Lucy Ashjian | People | George Eastman Museum". collections.eastman.org.
  11. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections : Search Collections". www.philamuseum.org.
  12. ^ "Lucy Ashjian | Princeton University Art Museum". artmuseum.princeton.edu.