Esther Parada | |
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Born | 1938 Grand Rapids, Michigan[1] |
Died | October 19, 2005[2] Chicago, Illinois[2] | (aged 66–67)
Esther Parada (1938–2005) was an American photographer, activist, teacher and author.[3][1]
Parada received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history, literature and history from Swarthmore College in 1960.[1][4] In 1971 she began studies at the Chicago Institute of Design.[1]
In the mid-1960s, Parada went to Bolivia as a Peace Corps volunteer.[1][5] The photographs she took there would become a significant part of the work she is known for.[2]
From 1974 to 2005 she was a professor of photography at the University of Illinois Chicago's School of Art and Design.[2]
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[3] the Minneapolis Institute of Art,[6] the Yale University Art Gallery,[7] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[8]