Diane MacKown

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Diane MacKown, also known as Diana MacKown is an American photographer. Her work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, [1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art [2] and the National Portrait Gallery, London. [3]

MacKown was for many years an assistant to Louise Nevelson. After Nevelson died, she became involved in a contentious dispute with Nevelson's son over the ownership of a number of Nevelson's statues. [4]

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References

  1. "Diane MacKown". www.whitney.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. "Diana MacKown |[Louise Nevelson Beneath a Tree in Palenque, Mexico]| the Met". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "Diana MacKown - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. Yarrow, Andrew L. (1989-06-10). "Nevelson Estate Is the Focus of a Battle". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-03-11.