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Kate Cordsen (born 1966,
She received a BA in the history of art and East Asian Studies from 
Great Falls, Virginia
Great Falls is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 15,953.
History
Colonial farm settlements began to form in the area as early as the late 1700s.
Early on, the village ...
, United States) is an American photographer and contemporary artist
Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, generally referring to art produced from the 1970s onwards. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art i ...
. Cordsen lives in New York City.
Education
She received a BA in the history of art and East Asian Studies from Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University (Washington and Lee or W&L) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, it is among ...
(founded 1749) where she was the first woman in the university's history to receive an undergraduate degree. Cordsen has an MPP from Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
and studied Chinese and Japanese Art History at Harvard University
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and photography at the International Center of Photography
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.
In the late 1980s Kate Cordsen was represented by Ford Models
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Eileen and Jerry began the bu ...
. She worked closely with Japanese avant-garde
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artists Rei Kawakubo
(born 11 October 1942) is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. She is the founder of Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market. In recognition of the notable design contributions of Kawakubo, an exhibition of her designs en ...
, Issey Miyake
was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances, such as '' L'eau d'Issey'', which became his best-known product.
Early life and education
Miyake was born on 22 April 1938 i ...
and Yohji Yamamoto
is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics.
Yamamoto has won notable awards fo ...
, appearing on the runway and in print. Cordsen credits this time as a model as both the beginning of her education in photography and as formative in understanding Japanese aesthetics.
Work
Known for large format landscapes, Cordsen produces ethereal and ambiguous images that evoke ideas of fragmented memories and temporality. Her landscapes are, at first glance, simply meditative, but reveal impassioned and dramatic depths upon second and third looks. She often combines 19th century chemical methods with traditional film and digital technologies. Kate Cordsen's landscapes are a hybrid study of both photography and painting.See also
*List of photographers
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Africa
Algeria
* Zohra Bensemra (born 1968)
* Sabrina Draoui (born 1977)
* Hocine Zaourar (born 1952)
Benin
* Joseph Agbodjelou (1912–1999)
* Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou (born 1965)
* Mayeul ...
* List of women photographers
Women have made significant contributions to photography since its inception. Notable participants include:
Afghanistan
* Farzana Wahidy (born 1984), documentary photographer concentrating on women's issues in Afghanistan
Algeria
* Zohra B ...
* List of people from Great Falls, Virginia
* List of Harvard University people
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* List of Georgetown University alumni
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