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Penny Diane Wolin

1997

Full body photograph depicting man in kippah and prayer shawl standing in a field next to fence, facing to the side.
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Penny Diane Wolin

b. 1953

American photographer Penny Wolin grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, before moving to Los Angeles. She documents cultures in the American West, as well as Jewish life in America. She is also an esteemed portrait photographer. Her work has appeared in a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, and she has worked extensively for Condé Nast and Time-Warner magazines, also creating advertising illustrations for top agencies and wineries. Wolin has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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