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Artist:
Dan Winters, born 21 Oct 1962  Search this
Sitter:
Joyce Carol Oates, born 16 Jun 1938  Search this
Medium:
Inkjet print
Dimensions:
Image: 45 x 34.9 cm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4")
Sheet: 50.9 x 40.7 cm (20 1/16 x 16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
2007 (printed 2010)
Exhibition Label:
Born Lockport, New York
A prolific, award-winning author, Joyce Carol Oates has published more than one hundred books, approximately sixty of them novels. She also writes poetry, short stories, essays, and criticism, and for a number of years, she taught creative writing at Princeton University. Oates won the National Book Award in 1969 for her novel them, and she has since been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Many of her short stories and novels feature fictionalized versions of real people and situations. Blonde (2000), for example, is a historical novel that imagines the inner life of movie star Marilyn Monroe. Oates often places her work on the fringes of science fiction and fantasy, and frequently explores Gothic themes. In 2010, Oates received a National Humanities Medal, and some critics predict that she will be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in the future.
Nacida en Lockport, Nueva York
Autora fecunda y galardonada, Joyce Carol Oates ha publicado más de 100 libros, incluidas unas 60 novelas. También escribe poesía, cuentos, ensayos y crítica, además de haber enseñado escritura creativa en la Universidad de Princeton.
Oates obtuvo el Premio Nacional del Libro en 1969 por su novela ellos, y posteriormente ha sido nominada para el Premio Pulitzer. Muchos de sus cuentos y novelas crean versiones ficcionalizadas de personas y situaciones reales. Por ejemplo, Blonde (2000) es una novela histórica que imagina la vida íntima de la estrella de cine Marilyn Monroe. Oates suele colocar sus obras en los márgenes de la ciencia ficción y la fantasía, y a menudo explora temas góticos. En 2010 recibió la Medalla Nacional de las Humanidades y varios críticos auguran que en el futuro obtendrá el Premio Nobel de Literatura.
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Artwork  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Watch  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Architecture\Door  Search this
Interior\Domestic\Study  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Female  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: Literature\Literary critic  Search this
Joyce Carol Oates: National Humanities Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Bill and Sally Wittliff
Object number:
NPG.2010.42
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Dan Winters Photography
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm417412245-7a60-42f9-9975-52972161f65a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.42