Anne Fishbein
American artist (born 1958)
Anne Fishbein (born 1958) is an American photographer. Fishbein was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Her work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Canada.
“Anne Fishbein” enters the record as american artist (born 1958). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Anne, Fishbein and American can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q55217762. VIAF identifies the subject as 305379749. The Library of Congress control number is no2013124767. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958.
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