Portrait of Imogen

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Portrait of Imogen
Directed by Meg Partridge
Produced by Nancy Hale
Meg Partridge
Starring Imogen Cunningham
CinematographyMeg Partridge
Craig Withrow
Edited byClaude Ibrahimoff
Distributed by New Day Films
Release date
1988
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Portrait of Imogen is a 1988 American short documentary film about American photographer Imogen Cunningham, directed by Meg Partridge, daughter of Cunningham's son Rondal Partridge. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1]

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References

  1. "NY Times: Portrait of Imogen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2008.