Margo Davis
| Margo Davis | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Margo Baumgarten 1944 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography |
Margo Baumgarten Davis is a photographer, educator and author of several photographer's books.[1]
Personal life
Margo has lived for over 30 years in Palo Alto.[1] She has two children.[2]
Photography career
Davis has produced photography in Paris, Italy, Nigeria and in the Caribbean, and has done a significant amount of portraiture. Davis has photographed Saul Bellow,[2] Maxine Kingston, Tillie Olsen, Ursula K. Le Guin, Diane Johnson, and Kay Boyle.[3]
In Nigeria, Davis produced a number of photographs of the Fula people.[4]
Davis has spent time lecturing at Stanford on photojournalism with the communications department.[5] She has also taught photography at University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Santa Cruz.[6]
Publications
- The Stanford Album: A Photographic History, 1885-1945
- Antigua Black; Portrait of an Island People
- Under One Sky
- Women Writers of the West Coast: Speaking of Their Lives and Careers (photographer)
References
- 1 2 Kazak, Don (3 Nov 2004). ""Under One Sky" by Margo Davis". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 2 Sep 2014.
- 1 2 Walker, Meg (12 May 1982). "Accidental moments and raffias". Palo Alto Weekly.
- ↑ Yalom, Marilyn (1 July 1990). Women Writers of the West Coast: Speaking of Their Lives and Careers. Capra Press. ISBN 9780884962045.
- ↑ Greth, Carlos (15 Oct 1985). "'Humanistic photographer' from Palo Alto records life of nomadic Fulani". Peninsula Times Tribune.
- ↑ Cline, Lee (2 Apr 1985). "Photo exhibit strong, diverse". The Stanford Daily.
- ↑ "Under One Sky, Margo Davis". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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