Cynthia MacAdams was born on Cynthia Rose Adams, September 5,1939 and is an American actress and photographer.
16 Facts About Cynthia MacAdams
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Cynthia MacAdams is recognized for her black and white portraiture, use of natural light and infrared photography, and images of sacred architecture.
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Since 1978, Cynthia MacAdams has documented the history and life on the Bowery NYC through her portraits ranging from structures, to street people to resident artists and poets such as William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Anne Waldman, Kate Millett, Chuck Close, Robert Mapplethorpe.
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Cynthia MacAdams was the third and youngest child of Grace Woodworth and Albert Adams.
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Cynthia MacAdams's mother continued the newspaper after the death of her husband in 1944.
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Cynthia MacAdams's summers were spent at the family cabin on the Native American land of Pickerel Lake.
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Cynthia MacAdams attended South Dakota State from 1957 to 1959, where she developed a love for theater and acting.
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Cynthia MacAdams studied acting with Lee Strasberg and Sandy Meisner.
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Cynthia MacAdams went on to work in several films, including The Last Movie, and The Mad Bomber before turning to photography.
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Cynthia MacAdams has remained an active member of the Actors Studio in New York and Los Angeles.
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Cynthia MacAdams met Beat Generation poets at Naropa Institute in Colorado, and began her portrait work.
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Cynthia MacAdams captures them boldly, without trying to be complex or intellectual.
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In 1978 Cynthia MacAdams began her study of the female nude using black and white and infrared film.
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Cynthia MacAdams had a studio loft overlooking the Bowery from 1978 to 2011.
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Cynthia MacAdams photographed life on the streets of the Bowery; including the architecture with the people.
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Cynthia MacAdams documented the lives of the men and women living on the streets, in their cars, and in homeless shelters.