| LC control no. | n 82052204 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wegman, William |
| Birth date | 1943-12-03 |
| Place of birth | Holyoke (Mass.) |
| Profession or occupation | Artists Authors Photographers |
| Found in | His Man's best friend, 1982: CIP t.p. (William Wegman) galley (N.Y. artist & photographer) Lyons, L. Wegman's world, c1982: p. 7 (William Wegman) p. 8 (b. 1943) Farm days, c1997: t.p. (William Wegman) jkt. (b. on a little hog farm in the Midwest) Wikipedia, October 12, 2016 (William Wegman (photographer); William Wegman (born December 2, 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimaraners in various costumes and poses; Wegman originally intended to pursue a career as a painter; he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1965 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1967; by the early 70s, Wegman's work was being exhibited in museums and galleries internationally; while he was in Long Beach Wegman got his dog, Man Ray, with whom he began a long and fruitful collaboration; Man Ray, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence, became a central figure in Wegman's photographs and videotapes; Wegman is the author of numerous books for children, including the New York Times bestseller Puppies; his latest children's book, Flo & Wendell, is published with Dial Books for Young Readers; his work, which includes photography, video, painting and drawing, is held in permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hammer Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Centre Pompidou and the Smithsonian American Art Museum) |
| Associated language | eng |
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