Chiara Samugheo Explained

Birth Name:Chiara Samugheo
Birth Date:25 March 1935

Chiara Samugheo (25 March 1935 – 13 January 2022) was an Italian neorealist photographer and photojournalist.[1]

Life and work

Samugheo was born in Bari, Italy. She was known as the first female professional photographer in Italy. She photographed film stars and celebrities during the 1950s and 1960s there.[2] [3] [4]

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston[5] and is archived at the Centre des études et Archives de la Communication (CSAC) of University of Parma.[6]

She died in Bari on 13 January 2022, at the age of 86.[7]

Publications

Collections

Samugheo's work is held in the following permanent collection:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Povoledo . Elisabetta . Women's Views of Creativity, Culture and Identity . The New York Times . 2 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Da Loren a De Sica il gusto perduto della "Dolce vita" . ilGiornale.it . it . 23 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Chiara Samugheo . Collezione Donata Pizzi.
  4. Web site: Off the set. Chiara Samugheo's for cinema . The National Museum of Cinema . en . 7 June 2012.
  5. Web site: Chiara Samugheo: untitled . mfah.org.
  6. Web site: it. Nouvelle du 20 avril 2015 sur le site de l'université des études de Parme, Département des Lettres, Arts, Histoire et Société. dusic.unipr.it. 4 March 2018.
  7. News: Bari, addio a Chiara Samugheo: la fotografa delle dive è morta a 86 anni. Da Liz Taylor a Monica Vitti, lascia un archivio da 165mila scatti . 13 January 2022 . La Repubblica . 13 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 92532313 . viaf.org.
  9. Web site: Stelle di carta : fotografie di Chiara Samugheo (Library resource) . European Institute for Gender Equality . en.