Susan Bank Explained

Susan Bank
Birth Name:Susan Sweetster
Birth Place:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation:Photographer
Years Active:1998
Known For:Piercing the Darkness

Susan Bank (née Sweetster; born 1938) is an American photographer, and painter.

As a documentary photographer, she is known for photos she took on regular trips to Cuba.[1] [2] [3] Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, she did not take up photography until the age of 60.[4] She studied photography under Mary Ellen Mark and Constantine Manos.

Collections

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[5] the Lehigh University Art Galleries Permanent Collection[6] and the James A. Michener Museum of Art.[7] [8]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Nicola . Views of Cuba in a New Light . vnews.com/.
  2. Book: Galleries . Lehigh University Art . Viajeros: North American Artist/photographers' Images of Cuba . Lehigh University Art Galleries/Museum Operation . en . 2005.
  3. Web site: AI-AP Dispatches from Latin America » Susan Bank's Unvarnished View of Life in Havana . www.ai-ap.com.
  4. Web site: New Hampshire couple's eclectic home a sight to behold . concordmonitor.com.
  5. Web site: Susan Bank Guillermo in His Capa . mfah.org.
  6. Web site: Susan Bank: Nine Untitled Works . Artstor via Lehigh University Art Galleries Permanent Collection . October 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: The Healer, Susan Bank, 2005 . Google arts and culture . October 26, 2022.
  8. Web site: Facing Out, Facing In: Figurative Works from the Michener Art Museum Collection . James A. Michener Art Museum . October 26, 2022.

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