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Suddenly this camera, this thing, allowed me to move around the world in a certain kind of way, with a certain kind of purpose. (On receiving a camera for her twenty-first birthday)

Carrie Mae Weems

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Carrie Mae Weems
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 20
Artist
Installation Artist
Photographer
Video Artist
Portland
Oregon
Carrie Mae Wees
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