Jennette Williams Explained

Jennette Williams
Birth Date:	December 17, 1952
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Yale University School of Art
Field:	Photographer, educator

Jennette Williams (December 17, 1952 – April 9, 2017) was an American photographer known for her photographs of women.

Williams was born on December 17, 1952, in Forest Hills, Queens.^[1] She attended the Yale University School of Art.^[2] In 2000 she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.^[3] In 2009 Duke University Press and the Center for Documentary Studies published a portfolio of Williams' platinum prints of women bathers entitled The Bathers.^[4] The book was awarded the Honickman First Book Prize in Photography.^{[1] [5]}

Williams taught at the School of Visual Arts.^[2]

She died on April 9, 2017, at the age of 64.^[1] Her work is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art^[6] and is archived at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.^[7]

Publications

• The Bathers. Durham, NC: Duke University Press; Center for Documentary Studies, 2009. . With a foreword by Mary Ellen Mark.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jennette Williams Obituary (2017) . New York Times . 25 June 2023.
2. Web site: Jennette Williams '91MFA Obituaries. Yale Alumni Magazine . 25 June 2023.
3. Web site: Jennette Williams . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 25 June 2023.
4. Web site: The Bathers . Duke University Press . 25 June 2023.
5. Web site: The Honickman Foundation: Jenette Williams, The Bathers . The Honickman Foundation . 25 June 2023.
6. Web site: Untitled - Jennette Williams . Philadelphia Museum of Art . 25 June 2023 . en.
7. Web site: Jennette Williams photographs, 2000-2006 - Archives & Manuscripts at Duke University Libraries . David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library . 25 June 2023 . en.
8. Ilana. Chlebowski. Review: The Bathers, by Jennette Williams. Afterimage. 1 July 2010. 0300-7472. 35–35. 38. 1. 10.1525/aft.2010.38.1.35.