Barbara Peacock is an American photographer, living in Portland, Maine. She has published the books Hometown (2016) and American Bedroom (2023).
Early life and education
Peacock grew up in Westford, Massachusetts. [1] She studied fine arts at Boston University College of Fine Arts, and photography and filmmaking at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, also in Boston. [2]
Work
Hometown is a 33-year project that documents the small-town people and events of Westford. [1]
American Bedroom is a series of portraits of people in their bedrooms, as well as personal statements from them. The work is about the "complexities and idiosyncrasies of contemporary American life." [3] Looking for a cross-section of people from all walks of life, Peacock photographed about 400 people in every region of the United States, between 2016 and 2023. The book is broken down into five sections by geographic region. [4] [5]
Personal life
As of 2016 [update] she lived in Portland, Maine. [6]
Publications
- Hometown: 1982–2016. Brooklyn, NY: Bazan Photos, 2016. ISBN 978-0-692-63952-8.
- American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. ISBN 978-3969001295.
Awards
- 2017: One of five winners, Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography for American Bedroom. A $10,000 award. [7] [8] [9]
- 2022: One of seven winners, Women Photograph Project Grant for American Bedroom. A $5,000 award. [10]
References
- ^ a b Rosenberg, David (2015-04-05). "This Photographer Spent 33 Years Capturing the Subtle Changes in Her Small New England Town". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Hit The Streets 157: American Bedroom with Barbara Peacock". Valérie Jardin. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "American Bedroom by Barbara Peacock – photographic portraits". The Guardian. 2017-09-12. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Lakritz, Talia. "What bedrooms look like across the US". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "What our bedrooms say about us". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Lusina, Anete (2022-06-21). "Portraits of Americans in the Intimacy of Their Bedrooms". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Estrin, James (2017-09-07). "Getty Images Grant Winners Announced for 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Jackson, Alex. "Getty Images announces its 2017 grant winners". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Portland photographer wins $10K Getty grant". Portland Press Herald. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/07/27/here-are-winners-this-years-women-photograph-grants/
External links
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- School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts alumni
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Barbara Peacock is an American photographer, living in Portland, Maine. She has published the books Hometown (2016) and American Bedroom (2023).
Early life and education
Peacock grew up in Westford, Massachusetts. [1] She studied fine arts at Boston University College of Fine Arts, and photography and filmmaking at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, also in Boston. [2]
Work
Hometown is a 33-year project that documents the small-town people and events of Westford. [1]
American Bedroom is a series of portraits of people in their bedrooms, as well as personal statements from them. The work is about the "complexities and idiosyncrasies of contemporary American life." [3] Looking for a cross-section of people from all walks of life, Peacock photographed about 400 people in every region of the United States, between 2016 and 2023. The book is broken down into five sections by geographic region. [4] [5]
Personal life
As of 2016 [update] she lived in Portland, Maine. [6]
Publications
- Hometown: 1982–2016. Brooklyn, NY: Bazan Photos, 2016. ISBN 978-0-692-63952-8.
- American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. ISBN 978-3969001295.
Awards
- 2017: One of five winners, Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography for American Bedroom. A $10,000 award. [7] [8] [9]
- 2022: One of seven winners, Women Photograph Project Grant for American Bedroom. A $5,000 award. [10]
References
- ^ a b Rosenberg, David (2015-04-05). "This Photographer Spent 33 Years Capturing the Subtle Changes in Her Small New England Town". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Hit The Streets 157: American Bedroom with Barbara Peacock". Valérie Jardin. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "American Bedroom by Barbara Peacock – photographic portraits". The Guardian. 2017-09-12. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Lakritz, Talia. "What bedrooms look like across the US". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "What our bedrooms say about us". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Lusina, Anete (2022-06-21). "Portraits of Americans in the Intimacy of Their Bedrooms". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Estrin, James (2017-09-07). "Getty Images Grant Winners Announced for 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Jackson, Alex. "Getty Images announces its 2017 grant winners". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Portland photographer wins $10K Getty grant". Portland Press Herald. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/07/27/here-are-winners-this-years-women-photograph-grants/
External links
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| This article about an American photographer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts alumni
- 21st-century American women photographers
- 21st-century American photographers
- 20th-century American women photographers
- 20th-century American photographers
- People from Westford, Massachusetts
- Living people
- American photographer stubs