Suzanne Opton Explained

Suzanne Opton
Birth Date:14 March 1945
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Corinth, Vermont, U.S.

Suzanne Opton (March 14, 1945 – July 26, 2024) was an American photographer.

For her 2011 book Soldier, Many Wars she took portraits of American soldiers who had recently returned from war.[1] In 2011 she was a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.[2] Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum[3] and the Brooklyn Museum.[4]

Opton died in Corinth, Vermont on July 26, 2024, at the age of 79.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Moakley . Paul . 23 November 2011 . Soldier Down: The Portraits of Suzanne Opton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031120417/https://time.com/27422/soldier-down-the-portraits-of-suzanne-opton/ . 31 October 2021 . 27 October 2022 . Time.
  2. Web site: 13 April 2009 . Congratulations to Guggenheim Recipients . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031120421/https://www.lightwork.org/news/congratulations-to-guggenheim-recipients/ . 31 October 2021 . 27 October 2022 . Light Work.
  3. Web site: Suzanne Opton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031120418/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/suzanne-opton-29151 . 31 October 2021 . 27 October 2022 . Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  4. Web site: Soldier: Claxton - 120 days in Afghanistan, Fort Drum, NY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418221651/https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2741 . 18 April 2022 . 27 October 2022 . Brooklyn Museum.
  5. Web site: Suzanne Opton .

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