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Jill Freedman

American photographer (1939–2019)

For the lawyer, see Jill M. Friedman.

Jill Freedman (October 19, 1939 – October 9, 2019) was an American documentary photographer and street photographer. She was based in New York City.[1]

Early life and education

Freedman was born in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh to a traveling salesman and a nurse. As an adult Freedman photographed extensively in Ireland, quipping "I'm Jewish, but I adopted Ireland as my own old country".[2][3][4][5] In 1961,[6] Freedman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a major in sociology.[7] In 1964 Freedman came to New York City and had several temporary jobs including advertising copywriter. She only discovered photography while experimenting with a friend's camera.[2]

Career

After college, Freedman went to Israel, where she worked on a Kibbutz.[8] She ran out of money and sang to make a living; she continued singing in Paris and on a television variety show in Lo

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Jill Freedman was a highly respected New York City documentary photographer whose award-winning work is included in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, George Eastman House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the New York Public Library, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, among others. She appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world, and contributed to many prominent publications.

Jill Freedman was best known for her street and documentary photography, recalling the work of André Kertész, W. Eugene Smith, Dorothea Lange, and Cartier-Bresson.  She published seven books: Old News: Resurrection City;  Circus Days; Firehouse;  Street Cops;  A Time That Was: Irish Moments;  Jill’s Dogs; and Ireland Ever. Jill Freedman lived and worked on the Upper West Side of New York City.

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Jill Freedman

Jill Freedman (Pittsburgh, 19 de octubre de 1939-Manhattan, 9 de octubre de 2019) fue una fotógrafa documentalistade calle estadounidense.[1]​

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Freedman nació en el vecindario Squirrel Hill de Pittsburgh. Era judía, hija de un vendedor ambulante y una enfermera. De adulta, cuando estaba fotografiando en Irlanda, bromeaba diciendo: "Soy judía, pero adopté Irlanda como mi viejo país".[2]​[3]​[4]​[5]​ En 1961, se graduó en Sociología en la Universidad de Pittsburgh.[6]​[7]​ En 1964, llegó a la ciudad de Nueva York donde consiguió varios trabajos temporales, incluido el de redactora publicitaria. Descubrió la fotografía casualmente mientras experimentaba con la cámara de un amigo.[2]​

Tras la universidad, Freedman se trasladó a Israel, donde trabajó en un Kibutz.[8]​ Cuando se quedó sin ingresos, empezó a cantar para ganarse la vida en París y en un programa de variedades de televisión en Londres.[3]​[9]​

Se instaló en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1964,

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