Bill Burke (photographer) explained

William M. Burke (born 1943) is an American photographer and educator known for his 20 years of documentary photography in Vietnam and neighboring countries, detailing the effects of war.^[1]

Biography

William M. Burke was born in 1943 in Derby, Connecticut.^[2] In 1966, he received a B.A. degree in Art History from Middlebury College.^[3] He continued studies at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and received a B.F.A degree in 1968 and a MFA degree in 1970, while studying with photographer Harry Callahan.

In 1971, he started teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1978, he became a Guggenheim fellow in photography.^[4]

His work is included in many public collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),^[5] Princeton University Art Museum,^[6] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),^[7] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,^[8] among others.

Publications

• Book: Burke, Bill. TBW Annual Series Number 5, Four Book Set. TBW Books. 2017. 978-1-942953-28-9. Book 3: Bill Burke - They Shall Take Up Serpents. Oakland, California.
• Book: Autrefois, Maison Privée. Burke. Bill. Fall. Bernard. Matak. Prince Sirik. powerHouse Books. 2004. 978-1576871805. Brooklyn, New York.
• Book: Aperture 097. Burke. Bill. MCullin. Don. Peress. Gilles. Silverthrone. Marilyn. Aperture Foundation. 1985. 9780893811556. New York City, New York.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bill Burke's Gallery, American Experience. PBS. en. 2020-01-31.
2. Web site: Artists: Bill Burke. Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). en-US. 2020-01-31.
3. Web site: Bill Burke. 2016-03-02. International Center of Photography (ICP). en. 2020-01-31.
4. Web site: 1978 - Bill Burke. John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. en-US. 2020-01-31.
5. Web site: Artists, Bill Burke. SFMOMA. en-US. 2020-01-31.
6. Web site: Bill Burke, American Art Collaborative. American Art Collaborative (AAC). 2020-01-31.
7. Web site: Bill Burke MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. en. 2020-01-31.
8. Web site: Collection: Fire + Iron. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. en. 2020-01-31.