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Benjamen Chinn
1921–2009
WA-00044608
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- Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
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About
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Benjamen Chinn was an American photographer who documented Chinatown in San Francisco and Paris in black and white during the late 1940s and early 1950s. His images capture the vernacular architecture, street life, and social texture of these urban neighborhoods at a moment of significant demographic and cultural transition. Working with a documentary sensibility, Chinn produced a substantial archive of the period that remains a vital visual record of postwar urban America and France.
Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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