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Marjory Collins

American photographer (1912-1985)
Person human Q3293964

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
March 15, 1912
Date of death
1985
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
San Francisco
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
photographer, photojournalist, journalist, editor, writer, photographer[11]
Employer
United States Office of War Information, American Public Health Association, Travel + Leisure[12][13][14]
Educated at
Antioch University West, Brearley School, Sweet Briar College, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[15][16][17][18]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Work location
New York City, Washington, D.C., Buffalo, Alaska, Vermont, Greenbelt, Chevy Chase, Hoboken[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[42]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[41]
Family name
Collins[21]
Given name
Marjory[22]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art, University of Salford Art Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collection[36][37][38][39][40]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Name in native language
Marjory Collins[32]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library[33][34][35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Marjorie Collins en Margory Collins en Marjory Collins cs Marjory Collins cs Marjory Collinsová nl M. Collins nl Margory Collins
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
000000003421856X
VIAF cluster ID
68213096
Library of Congress authority ID
n97045216
GND ID
1246797747
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Marjory Collins FSA-OWI fsa.8d14481u.jpg ↗
Artnet artist ID
majory-collins
AskArt person ID
11212992
Discogs artist ID
5183951
FAST ID
1539459
Freebase ID
/m/0rytnqm
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003665189707141
George Eastman Museum people ID
14371
Show all 25 identifiers +13
Luminous-Lint ID
Marjory__Collins
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
1190
MusicBrainz artist ID
d098ea44-f1a3-4596-a982-a4591a702306
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
2198
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BRUJ;=BP
OpenMLOL author ID
212507
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
2817
Prabook ID
2269535
RKDartists ID
377031
SFMOMA artist ID
Margory_Collins
SNAC ARK ID
w6z341bz
Union List of Artist Names ID
500335864
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjHcM8RfWHbGV78yD7fv3

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🔗 Connections
Work location 8
New York City, Washington, D.C., Alaska, Vermont, Buffalo, Hoboken, Greenbelt, Chevy Chase
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, photographer, editor, photojournalist
Employer 3
United States Office of War Information, Travel + Leisure, American Public Health Association
Has works in the collection 3
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Victoria
Educated at 2
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Antioch University West
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Collins
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
San Francisco
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Marjory Collins was born on March 15, 1912[1], in New York City[2]. She died on 1985[3] in San Francisco[4]. She worked as a photographer[5], photojournalist[6], journalist[7], editor[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Marjory Collins born?

Marjory Collins's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Marjory Collins die?

Marjory Collins died in San Francisco[4].

What did Marjory Collins do for work?

Marjory Collins worked as a photographer[5], photojournalist[6], journalist[7], editor[8], and writer[9].

Where did Marjory Collins go to school?

Marjory Collins was educated at Antioch University West[15], Brearley School[16], Sweet Briar College[17], and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18].

Related Entities

Alaska Antioch University West Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Victoria New York City San Francisco Museum of Modern Art United States Vermont

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  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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