Susan Meiselas
American, b. 1948
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Bio
Lauded documentary photographer Susan Meiselas has been working at the nexus of history, politics, ethnography, art, and storytelling throughout her prolific career, producing multi-layered photographic narratives about individuals and societies …
Notable works
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A funeral procession for assassinated student leaders. Jinotepe, Nicaragua.Contact for Price
Lena in the hotel., 1974Contact for Price
Lena after the show. Essex Junction, Vermont., 1973Contact for Price
Self-Portrait, 1971US$5,000–US$7,500
Shortie on the Bally, 1974Contact for Price
Tunbridge, Vermont. Tentful of marks., 1974Contact for Price
Muchachos await the counterattack by the National Guard. Nicaragua., 1978Contact for Price
NICARAGUA. Managua. Car of a Somoza informer burning in Managua., 1978-1979£2,500–£5,000
Police report and police photograph, San Francisco, 1992, 2019Contact for Price
Esteli, Nicaragua, 1978Contact for Price
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and 2 more
Group show at a major institution
MoMA PS1, and 5 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Reviewed by a major art publication
frieze
Included in a major biennial
Gwangju Biennale, and 1 more
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Related categories
Photojournalism
Documentary Photography
Documentary Travel Photography
Artist as Ethnographer
Contemporary Photography
Black-and-White Photography
Focus on the Social Margins
20th Century Art
Political
Street Photography
Women Artists
Collective History
Cultural Commentary
United States
Human Figure
Color Photography
Documentary Film
War and Military
Photography
Contemporary Art
Film/Video
Works for sale
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Susan MeiselasBefore the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont, 1974Contact for Price- Susan MeiselasMuchachos await the counterattack by the National Guard. Nicaragua., 1978Contact for Price
- Susan MeiselasLena in the hotel., 1974Contact for Price
- Susan MeiselasShortie on the Bally, 1974Contact for Price
- Susan MeiselasTunbridge, Vermont. Tentful of marks., 1974Contact for Price
Susan MeiselasSandinistas at the walls of the Esteli National Guard headquarters., 1979Contact for Price- Susan MeiselasEsteli, Nicaragua, 1978Contact for Price
- Susan MeiselasNICARAGUA. Managua. Car of a Somoza informer burning in Managua., 1978-1979£2,500–£5,000
- Susan MeiselasLena after the show. Essex Junction, Vermont., 1973Contact for Price
Susan MeiselasMitzi, Tunbridge, VT, 1974Contact for Price- Susan MeiselasA funeral procession for assassinated student leaders. Jinotepe, Nicaragua.Contact for Price
Susan MeiselasTraditional Indian dance mask, Nicaragua, 1978Contact for Price
Susan MeiselasReturning Backstage. Essex Junction, Vermont. USA. , 1973Contact for Price
Susan MeiselasYoung Gawker, Essex Junction, Vermont, From 'Carnival Strippers', 1974Contact for Price
Susan MeiselasLena's first day, Essex Junction, Vermont, 1973US$5,000–US$7,500
Susan MeiselasLena in the motel, Barton, VT, 1974US$5,000–US$7,500
Susan MeiselasEnd of the lot, Essex Junction, VT, 1973US$5,000–US$7,500
Susan MeiselasLena, Barton, VT, 1974US$5,000–US$7,500
Susan MeiselasShortie on the Bally, Barton, VT, 1974US$5,000–US$7,500
Susan MeiselasTeen Dream, Woodstock, Vermont, 1973US$5,000–US$7,500
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