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Charles Biasiny-Rivera (November 10, 1930 – August 10, 2024) was an American photographer. He was the co-founder of En Foco, a collective of Puerto Rican photographers based in New York City.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Charles Biasiny-Rivera was born on November 10, 1930 on Roosevelt Island in New York City. His father was a merchant seaman and his mother was a factory worker. He grew up in the South Bronx. [3]
1974, Biasiny-Rivera co-founded En Foco, an artistic collective centered on documenting Latino life.[4]
From 2021 to 2022, the El Museo del Barrio presented the exhibition "En Foco: The New York Puerto Rican Experience, 1973–74". It was based upon a single portfolio of 79 photographs by the founding members of En Foco; Biasiny-Rivera, Roger Cabán, and Felipe Dante.[5]
In 2004, Biasiny-Rivera received the New York City Mayor's Award for Arts and Culture.[6]
Biasiny-Rivera died on August 10, 2024 at his home in Olivebridge, New York due to complications of lung cancer.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.dailyfreeman.com/obituaries/charles-biasinyrivera-olivebridge-ny/
- ^ https://cpw.org/artist-talk-with-charles-biasiny-rivera/
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/arts/charles-biasiny-rivera-dead.html
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/arts/charles-biasiny-rivera-dead.html
- ^ https://www.elmuseo.org/exhibition/en-foco-the-new-york-puerto-rican-experience-1973-1974/
- ^ http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2004/may/html/cov-mayor.htm
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/arts/charles-biasiny-rivera-dead.html