Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Place: Miami Beach

Born: 1952

Biography:

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is an American documentary filmmaker and portrait photographer born on February 16, 1952, in Miami Beach, Florida. He received a BA in art history from Columbia University in 1974 and a MFA in film in 1977 from the American Film Institute. He is known for his large-format photography and has photographed many well-known figures, including presidents, writers, artists, actors, and musicians. His photographs are in numerous museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, The National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and The Brooklyn Museum. He has also produced and directed several films, including Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, The Black List, The Latino List, The Out List, About Face, The Boomer List, The Women’s List, The Trans List, and Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.