Ferne Koch (née Goodman; April 8, 1913 – October 13, 2001) was an American photographer.[1][2]

Education

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Koch attended the University of Houston, where she studied photography. Later, she attended workshops taught by Richard Avedon and Edward Weston.[1]

Work

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Koch's career as a photographer began in the 1940s in Paris, where she produced documentary photographs.[1][3]

Collections

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Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[4] the Amon Carter Museum of American Art,[5] and the Dallas Museum of Art.[6]

Her archives are held by Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.[1] The archives contain her negatives, slides and photographic prints, as well as ephemera and printed documents.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Johnson, Patricia C. (21 October 2001). "Deaths: Ferne Koch, featured photographer". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Koch, Ferne. "Ferne Koch: An Inventory of Her Papers & Photographic Archive at the Harry Ransom Center". Harry Ransom Center. University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ferne Koch". Afterimage Gallery. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Ferne Koch: Alabama Boy". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ferne Koch". Carter Museum of Art. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Green-eyed Lorine - Ferne Koch". Dallas Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.