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Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

American photographer and activist

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe (born July 9, ) is an American photographer and activist.

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She is best known for her work in magazines, newspapers, and several photography books, and also as an AIDS activist.[1]

Early life and education

Moutoussamy-Ashe was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 9, Her mother's family was from Arkansas, and her father's family came from New Orleans and Guadeloupe.[2] Both parents were professionals in art-related fields.

Her mother, Elizabeth Rose Hunt Moutoussamy, was an interior designer, and her father, John Warren Moutoussamy, was an architect. They encouraged her to pursue her own artistic interests by enrolling her in weekend classes at the Art Institute of Chicago when she was eight years old. At the age of 18 a family friend, Frank Stewart, introduced her to photography.[2] After her application to the Cooper Union School of Art was rejected, she studied with Garry Winogrand for a summer and then reapplied.[3] Moutoussamy-Ashe went on to earn her BFA from the Cooper Union in Before graduating, she spent her junior year in West Africa to complete independent study in photography.[1]

Career

After graduating, Moutoussamy-Ashe worked as a graphic artist and in television photojournalism for WNBC and WNEW in New York, and also for PM Magazine.[4] Her friend, Gordon Parks suggested that she obtain credentials to photograph the United Negro College Fund Tennis Tournament organized by tennis champion Arthur Ashe.[3]

Over the course of her career, Moutoussamy-Ashe has contributed photographs to many magazines and newspapers, including Life, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, People Weekly, Ebony, Black Enterprise, World Tennis, Self, and Essence.[4]

Personal life

Moutoussamy-Ashe married Arthur Ashe in In December , Ashe and Moutoussamy-Ashe adopted a daughter, whom they named Camera after Moutoussamy-Ashe's profession.

Nineteen months later, Arthur was diagnosed as HIV positive, after contracting the disease via a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery.[3]

Recognition

Moutoussamy-Ashe has participated in a number of individual and group exhibits in cities around the United States and Europe, and her work is included in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

It is also in private collections, including Oprah Winfrey's.[4][5] She has received a number of awards, including the Essence Photography Literary Award (), and a Mayoral Citation from the City of Chicago (). She also holds two honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees, from Queens College (, Charlotte, North Carolina) and Long Island University (C.W.

Post Campus, ).[citation needed]

Publications

Books

References

  1. ^ ab"Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe: Biography".

    Jeanne moutoussamy-ashe heritage museum Personal life [ edit ]. But then, that which exists only in memory is granted a certain kind of immortality through the photographic image, recorded in light and testifying to its own place in history. II: M—Z. On islands like Edisto and Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island, you could visit these places by getting to the particular islands on a bridge.

    The HistoryMakers. January 15, Retrieved February 10,

  2. ^ abBrooks, Kalia. "Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved February 10,
  3. ^ abcPrado, Emilee (5 July ).

    "Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe".

    Jeanne moutoussamy-ashe heritage Her favorite pastimes include reading, listening to music, viewing films, watching battle rap, completing Quizzles and playing Othello in the park. It was also the topic of an essay published in Life that same year. Moutoussamy-Ashe married Arthur Ashe in Contents move to sidebar hide.

    OURS Magazine. Retrieved February 10,

  4. ^ abcAlexander, Adele Logan (). "Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne (–)". In Hine, Darlene Clark (ed.). Black women in America&#;: an historical encyclopedia (Vol.

    Jeanne moutoussamy-ashe heritage foundation A few years later, in , the artist made her way to the Sea Islands. References [ edit ]. Contact Karen. Intelligent, charismatic and handsome, he was the first Black man to win three Grand Slam singles titles.

    II: M–Z). Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Publishing, Inc. pp.&#; ISBN&#;.

  5. ^"Jeanne Moutoussamy Ashe". Art in Embassies: U.S. Department of State. Retrieved February 11,

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