Polixeni Papapetrou

Australian · 1960–2018 · Photographer

Polixeni Papapetrou was an Australian photographer noted for her themed photo series about people's identities. Photo series she has made include Elvis Presley fans, Marilyn… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Polixeni Papapetrou, Olympia as Lewis Carroll’s Xie Kitchin as a Chinaman (off duty), type C print, edition 3/6Olympia as Lewis Carroll’s Xie Kitchin as a Chinaman (off duty)Art+Object · NZ$5,345≈ $3,749≈ £2,809≈ €3,204Sign up to see
  2. Polixeni Papapetrou, Beating Drums, 2003, c-type print, ed. 5/6Beating DrumsLeonard Joel · A$4,200≈ $3,179≈ £2,429≈ €2,910Sign up to see
  3. Polixeni Papapetrou, Riddles That Have No Answers, 2004, c-type photographRiddles That Have No AnswersLeonard Joel · A$3,800≈ $2,891≈ £2,101≈ €2,466Sign up to see

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Polixeni Papapetrou was an Australian photographer noted for her themed photo series about people's identities. Photo series she has made include Elvis Presley fans, Marilyn Monroe impersonators, drag queens, wrestlers and bodybuilders and the recreation of photographs by Lewis Carroll, using her daughter as a model.

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Born 1960, MelbourneDied 2018, FitzroyOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q7225425 ↗ULAN 500451130 ↗

In the collections of

National Gallery of Victoria

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Related artists — Australian, born 1935–1985