Alen MacWeeney

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Alen MacWeeney (born 1939) is an American photographer. MacWeeny is known his photographs of itinerant Irish Travellers, made during a six-year period beginning in 1965.[1]

He is the author of the photo book Irish Travellers: Tinkers No More.[1][2][3] His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[4] the Museum of Modern Art, New York[5] and the Art Institute of Chicago.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Documenting The Irish Travellers: A Nomadic Culture of Yore". NPR.org.
  2. ^ "Irish nomads - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com.
  3. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Irish Travellers: Tinkers No More by Alen MacWeeney, Photographer . New England College $60 (113p) ISBN 978-0979013003". PublishersWeekly.com.
  4. ^ "Alen MacWeeney: Wicklow Trees, County Wicklow, Ireland". mfah.org.
  5. ^ "Alen MacWeeney | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  6. ^ "Alen MacWeeney". The Art Institute of Chicago.