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- NAME: Annie Leibovitz
- OCCUPATION: Photographer
- BIRTH DATE: October 02, 1949 (Age: 63)
- EDUCATION: San Francisco Art Institute
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Waterbury, Connecticut
- Full Name: Anna-Lou Leibovitz
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Annie Leibovitz, considered one of America's best portrait photographers, developed her trademark use of bold colors and poses while at Rolling Stone.
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Annie Leibovitz. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/annie-leibovitz-9542372 [Accessed 19 May 2013].
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Annie Leibovitz. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/annie-leibovitz-9542372. Accessed May 19, 2013.
In 1996, Leibovitz was chosen as the official photographer of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A compilation of her black-and-white portraits of American athletes, including Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson, were published in the book Olympic Portraits (1991).
Later Work
Widely considered one of America’s best portrait photographers, Annie Leibovitz published the book Women (1999), which was accompanied by an essay by friend and novelist Susan Sontag. With its title subject matter, Leibovitz presented an array of female images from Supreme Court Justices to Vegas showgirls to coal miners and farmers. Currently, many of her original prints are housed in various galleries throughout the United States.
In 2005, the Brooklyn Museum of Art did a retrospective on her work entitled "Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005." As busy as ever, Annie Leibovitz continues to be in demand as portrait photographer, often capturing arresting images of today’s celebrities.
Annie Leibovitz is the mother of three children. At the age of 51, she had her daughter, Sarah. In 2005, her twin daughters, Susan and Samuelle, were born with the help of a surrogate mother.
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