Susan Lipper
photographer
Susan Lipper is an American photographer based in New York City. She received her MFA in photography from the Yale School of Art in 1983. Her work is characterized by what she describes as 'subjective documentary,' a style that often involves repeated interaction with communities and subjects to create collaborative, theatrical narratives rather than traditional social documentation. For over two decades, Lipper documented the community of Grapevine Hollow in West Virginia, resulting in her notable book 'Grapevine' (1994). Her work is held in major permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[4,5]
- subjective documentary
- community interaction
- narrative photography
Books
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Grapevine€581.00
Works by Susan Lipper
- 1974 Innocence & the Birth of Jealousy Combines photography and poetry.
- 1994 Grapevine: Photographs by Susan Lipper Photographs of Grapevine Hollow, West Virginia.
- 2000 Trip Paired road trip photographs with writing by Frederick Barthelme.
- 2000 Bed and Breakfast Edited by Val Williams.
- 2018 Domesticated Land Photographs made in the California desert.
Exhibitions
- 1994 Grapevine Hollow
- 1994 Grapevine
- 1995 Grapevine: Photographs by Susan Lipper
- 1994 Who's Looking at the Family?
Awards
- 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship