Shirley C. Burden

(1908-1989)

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Shirley Carter Burden (December 9, 1908 – June 3, 1989) was a prominent American photographer, author of picture essays on racism, Catholicism, and history of place. He served on advisory committees of museums, including the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California, and was the Photography Committee chairman at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and of Aperture, which named the Burden Gallery (New York) in his honor.

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Born	Shirley Carter Burden Jr. 9 November 1908 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died	3 June 1989 (aged 80) in on an airplane en route from Los Angeles to New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Florence Fair 1899-1969 · American actress · m. ???? info edit

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Amanda M. Burden 1944- · American urban planner · m. 1964; div. 1972 info edit

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Julietta Valverde Lyon - · · m. 1971 info edit

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Flobelle Fairbanks info 1st child with Amanda M. Burden Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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W. Douglas Burden · Cousin edit info

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Cornelius Vanderbilt · 1794-1877 · American businessman and tycoon edit info

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Gloria Vanderbilt · Cousin · 1924-2019 · American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer edit info

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Anderson Cooper · Cousin · 1967- · American journalist edit info

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