Cindy Sherman

Cynthia Cindy Morris Sherman is an American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits. In 1995, she was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.

She was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the youngest of five children. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to the township of Huntington, Long Island, where her father worked as an engineer for Grumman Aircraft. Her mother taught children with learning difficulties to read.

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