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- NAME: Cindy Sherman
- OCCUPATION: Photographer, Director
- BIRTH DATE: January 19, 1954 (Age: 59)
- EDUCATION: State University of New York at Buffalo
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Glen Ridge, New Jersey
- Full Name: Cynthia Morris Sherman
- AKA: Cynthia Sherman
- AKA: Cindy Sherman
- AKA: Cindy Morris Sherman
- ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
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American photographer Cindy Sherman is known for her elaborately "disguised" self-portraits that focus on social role-playing and sexual stereotypes.
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Cindy Sherman was born January 19, 1954, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. In 1977, she began work on "Complete Untitled Film Stills," a series of 69 photographs and one of her best-known works; her black-and-white photographs challenged cultural stereotypes supported by the media. In the 1980s, Sherman used color film and large prints, and focused more on lighting and facial expression. She returned to ironic commentary in the 1990s, directing the dark comedy Office Killer in 1997. Three years later, in 2000, she released a series of photographs of women with exaagerated attributes—a representation of social role-playing and sexual stereotypes.
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