About Isaac Sutton
Lived 1923 – 1995 (aged 71–72). Isaac Sutton was a photographer.
Isaac Sutton (1923-1995) was an American photographer. He is known for his work as head photographer for the Black owned Johnson Publishing Company which published the influential magazines Jet and Ebony. Examples include his 1958 and 1962 photographs in Jet of Storme DeLarverie, the famous male impressionist in the Jewel Box Revue.
Sutton was born in 1923 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sutton died in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. The archive was exhibited at the Osservatorio of the Fondazione Prada. His photographs are in the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Who was Isaac Sutton?
American photographer (1923-1995)
When was Isaac Sutton born?
Isaac Sutton was born in 1923 in Shreveport.
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Isaac Sutton died in 1995 in Los Angeles.
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Isaac Sutton was a photographer.
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