Anna Fox
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Anna Fox is a British photographer. She studied at Farnham, Surrey
, and first came to attention with her 1988 documentary study of London
office life on the mid-1980s, Work Stations: Office Life in London, published by the left-wing Camerawork. Between 2001 & 2003 she published four monographs in her "Made in" series: Made in Milton Keynes
, Made in Kansas
, Made in Gothenburg
and Made in Florence
. Fox is perhaps best known for her Zwarte Piet series (1993-8, published as the book Zwarte Piet 1999), which documents 'black face' folk culture
traditions in The Netherlands. She currently works as head of photography at The University for the Creative Arts at Farnham. A retrospective 300-page book Anna Fox: Photographs by Anna Fox from 1983- was published by Photoworks (ISBN 1-903796-17-2) in 2007. In November 2009 she was nominated for the 2010 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
, held at the Photographers Gallery, London
Farnham
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire...
, and first came to attention with her 1988 documentary study of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
office life on the mid-1980s, Work Stations: Office Life in London, published by the left-wing Camerawork. Between 2001 & 2003 she published four monographs in her "Made in" series: Made in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, Made in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, Made in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
and Made in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
. Fox is perhaps best known for her Zwarte Piet series (1993-8, published as the book Zwarte Piet 1999), which documents 'black face' folk culture
Folk culture
Folk culture refers to the lifestyle of a culture. Historically, handed down through oral tradition, it demonstrates the "old ways" over novelty and relates to a sense of community. Folk culture is quite often imbued with a sense of place...
traditions in The Netherlands. She currently works as head of photography at The University for the Creative Arts at Farnham. A retrospective 300-page book Anna Fox: Photographs by Anna Fox from 1983- was published by Photoworks (ISBN 1-903796-17-2) in 2007. In November 2009 she was nominated for the 2010 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize is a prize that annually rewards a photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the photographic medium in Europe, during the past year....
, held at the Photographers Gallery, London