Find Authors
By Background
Discover books where the author's background brings authenticity and depth.
Marina Abramović (born 1946)
performance artist, photographer, video artist, sculptor, sound artist, film producer, scenographer, film director, artist, visual artist
- Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
television actor, film actor, film director, poet, musician, voice actor, photographer, actor, film producer, director, acting instructor
- Antioch University, Antioch College
Loren Cameron (1959-2022)
photographer, LGBTQ rights activist
Anchee Min (born 1957)
painter, photographer, musician
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972)
industrial engineer, psychologist, teacher, photographer, businessperson, inventor, mechanical engineer, engineer
- University of California, Berkeley, Brown University
Gordon Parks (1912-2006)
film director, photographer, actor, photojournalist, journalist, film actor, fashion photographer, artist, film producer, composer, poet, director
- Ricker College, Storm King School
Russ Meyer (1922-2004)
film producer, film director, photographer, film editor, cinematographer, actor, film actor, manufacturer, camera operator, director
Ella Maillart (1903-1997)
alpine skier, photographer, traveler, opinion journalist, skier