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Louise O. Martin | |
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| Born | January 9, 1914 |
| Died | July 15, 1995 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Denver University |
Norma Jean Deak (1946– ) is an american performance artist, writer, and director whose work draws upon words as a "primary means for communicating the interior lives of her characters". She has written, staged, and performed a number of texts about women who manifest psychological disorders such as insomnia, paranoia, and memory loss. [1]
Education
Deak received her B.A. and M.A. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Shortly after graduation, she studied experimental theater on a grant form the French government. In 1974, she studied under Eleanor Antin in a class at the University of California, San Diego.
Career
Martin was an African American professional photographer who received recognition for her photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral. She had twenty-seven awards in photography by the early 1970s.[2]
References
- ^ Roth, Moira. The Amazing decade : women and performance art in America, 1970-1980. Astro Artz. ISBN 9780937122099.
- ^ Trotty, Sarah. "Martin, Louise Ozelle". TSHAOnline.org. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 28 March 2015.