Charlee Brodsky


Charlee Mae Brodsky is an American fine art documentary photographer and emeritus professor of photography at Carnegie Mellon University. Her work often explores themes of social issues and beauty. She has received a Regional Emmy Award and the title of Pittsburgh's Artist of the Year in 2012.
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Early life and education

Brodsky earned her Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and later earned a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Art.

Career

Brodsky was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design. She has exhibited her work both nationally and regionally. Notably, she co-curated the exhibition "Pittsburgh Revealed" at the Carnegie Museum of Art with Linda Benedict-Jones. This exhibition, which focused on the history of photography in Western Pennsylvania, was accompanied by a book of the same name.

Publications

  • "From Mill Town to Mall Town": This book, co-authored with writers Jim Daniels and Jane McCafferty, examines the transformation of Homestead, Pennsylvania, from a steel town to a commercial area with a shopping mall where steel mills once stood.
  • "I Thought I Could Fly... Portraits of Anguish, Compulsion, and Despair" : Published by Bellevue Literary Press, this book includes photographs and personal narratives of individuals living with mental disorders. Inspired by her own family's experience with her daughter's bipolar disorder, it aims to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
  • "Street" : A collaboration with poet Jim Daniels, this collection of photographs and poems won the Tillie Olsen Award in 2007 from the Working Class Studies Association.
  • Knowing Stephanie" : Published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, this book chronicles the life of Stephanie Byram, who lived with breast cancer. It was selected as one of the outstanding illustrated books of 2004 by the American Association of University Presses.
  • "A Town Without Steel, Envisioning Homestead" : Co-authored with anthropologist Judith Modell, this project documents the former steel town of Homestead, Pennsylvania, and was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. It has been featured in numerous exhibitions.

Awards and recognitions