Kruger, Barbara
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American, 20th century, female.
Born 26 January 1945, in Newark (New Jersey).
Installation artist.
Neo-Conceptual art, Appropriation Art (Simulationism), Identity Art.
Kruger studied with the photographer Diane Arbus and began her career working for Mademoiselle magazine as head designer. Her earliest works from 1969 included large woven wall hangings, a nod to the feminist recuperation of craft during this time. By ...
