Priscilla Carrasco

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Priscilla Carrasco (born 1933) is an American photographer. [1] [2]

Her work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, [3] the Portland Art Museum [4] and the Center for Creative Photography [5]

Carrasco's book Praise Old Believers weaves together text and photographs of Old Believers in Oregon and Alaska from 1966 to 1987. [6]

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References

  1. Jeffrey, Ian (1998). Timeframes: The Story of Photography. Amphoto Art. ISBN   9780817460150.
  2. "Oregon's State capitol art collection" (PDF). oregonlegislature.gov. State of Oregon.
  3. "Priscilla Carrasco". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1933.
  4. ""Un Rebozo" Puebla, Mexico".
  5. "Priscilla Carrasco | Center for Creative Photography". 17 December 2019.
  6. Robson, Roy R. (2005). "Priscilla Carrasco. Praise Old Believers". Folklorica. 10 (2). doi: 10.17161/folklorica.v10i2.3766 . ISSN   1920-0242.