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Coreen Simpson was born on 18 February, 1942 in New York City, New York, U.S., is an American photographer and jewelry designer. Discover Coreen Simpson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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Photographer Jewelry designer |
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82 years old |
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Aquarius |
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18 February, 1942 |
| Birthday |
18 February |
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New York City, New York, U.S. |
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United States
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Coreen Simpson Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Coreen Simpson Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Coreen Simpson worth at the age of 82 years old? Coreen Simpson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Photographer. She is from United States. We have estimated Coreen Simpson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Coreen Simpson (born February 18, 1942) is a noted African-American photographer and jewelry designer, whose work has an African-American theme.
Simpson was born in Brooklyn and was raised along with her brother by a foster family in Brooklyn.
She completed Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn.
She took courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design, and studied with Frank Stewart, Studio Museum in Harlem in 1977.
Simpson's career launched when she became editor for Unique New York magazine in 1980, and she began photographing to illustrate her articles.
She then became a freelance fashion photographer for the Village Voice and the Amsterdam News in the early 1980s, and covered many African-American cultural and political events in the mid-1980s.
She is also noted for her studies of Harlem nightlife.
She constructed a portable studio and brought it to clubs in downtown Manhattan, barbershops in Harlem, and braiding salons in Queens.
Her work's ability to present a wide variety of subjects with "depth of character and dignity" has been compared to that of Diane Arbus and Weegee.
In addition to her photography, Simpson also designed jewelry.
Her most notable jewelry collection is known as The Black Cameo (1990).
The collection reintroduces the ancient tradition of cameos, but features portraits of black women.
The portraits show the great variety of features of black women.
Simpson’s goal was that every black women would be able to identify with the portraits within her cameo jewelry.
Customers of the Black Cameo collection included Ruby Dee and Oprah Winfrey.
Simpson and Avon Products entered a joint venture in 1993 and created the Coreen Simpson Regal Beauty Collection, a budget line of designs which included a moderately-priced African American cameo.
Simpson resides in New York City.
Simpson's works have been collected by the Museum of Modern Art, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Musee de la Photographie in Belgium, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the International Center for Photography, the Harlem State Office, and the James Van Der Zee Institute.
