Jeffrey Silverthorne
American photographer, born 1946
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American photographer and teacher, 1912–1999
Jeffrey Silverthorne
BiographySilverthorne is best known for his photographs of nudity and death. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Silverthorne studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. Specifically, his black-and-white series Morgue, created when he was twenty-five years old, documents his observations at the state morgue of Rhode Island. He teaches at Roger William University and is represented by PDNB Gallery.
