Joan Cassis (September 10, 1952 – April 28, 1996) was an American photographer known for her black and white portraiture work. She often colored black and white photos with oil paints, blending photography and painting.
Joan Cassis | |
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| Born | September 10, 1952 |
| Died | April 28, 1996 (aged 43) Hampden, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Maryland Institute College of Art |
| Known for | photography |
Early life
editJoan Cassis was born on September 10, 1952. A Maryland native, she was raised in Woodmoor and attended Woodlawn High School, graduating in 1970.[1][2]
Career
editCassis went on to attend Maryland Institute College of Art and graduated in 1974. After college, she worked as a municipal government photographer before embarking on a free-lance photography career. In addition to photography she had a career as an art therapist and educator.[2]
Cassis's work primarily centered around black and white photography, using the gelatin silver print process.[3] She was noted for her portraits and for her use of oil paints to hand-color her photographs.[2]
Her photographs were exhibited in galleries in the United States, as well as in Athens and Amsterdam.[2]
Photographs by Cassis are in the collections of the Portland Art Museum,[4] The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,[5] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[6] the National Gallery of Art,[7] the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,[8] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[9] and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[10]
Death
editJoan Cassis died at the age of 43 on April 28, 1996, of an aneurysm. She lived in Hampden.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Joan Cassis". Database of Women Artists. National Museum of Women in the Arts. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ a b c d e Hilson Jr., Robert (April 30, 1996). "Joan Cassis, 43, photographer who combined film with paint". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Joan and Samantha". National Gallery of Art. 1973. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Joan Cassis". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Woodrow Bowler". The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Joan Cassis". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Joan Cassis". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Joan Cassis". Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Joan Cassis". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Joan Cassis and Samantha, 1972". Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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