| Code | DS/UK/487 |
| Person Name | Kennedy; Mary Ann (Fl. 1970s); Photographer; Photography theorist |
| Dates | Fl. 1970s |
| History | Mary Ann Kennedy grew up in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s.
She studied at the Polytecnic of Central London with Victor Burgin and Simon Watney, 1978-1981
There she met Jo Spence, Jane Munro and Charlotte Pembrey, and they formed a photography collective, touring the exhibition Family, Fantasy and Photography, which had been their degree show at PCL. |
| Activity | Programme Leader for the BA(Hons) Photography degree at Edinburgh Napier University. |
| Source | The Politics of Photography: An Interview with Mary-Ann Kennedy, The German Historical Institute Blog, https://ghil.hypotheses.org/588 Accessed May 2023 |