Deanna Dikeman

Deanna Dikeman
Born (1954-04-03) April 3, 1954
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Alma materPurdue University
Known forPhotography
Awards
Websitedeannadikeman.com

Deanna Dikeman (born April 3, 1954) is an American photographer.[1]

Early life and education

Dikeman was born in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She received a BS in Biology (1976) and an MS in management (1979) from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.[1]

Work

Dikeman's book Leaving and Waving (2021) consists of photographs of her parents waving goodbye as she drives from their home after a visit. It was made over a 27 year period beginning in 1991.[2][3]

Publications

  • 27 Good-byes. Self-published, 2009.
  • Leaving and Waving. Marseille: Chose Commune, 2021.[4]
  • Relative Moments. Marseille: Chose Commune, 2024.

Awards

Exhibitions

Collections

Dikeman's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References

  1. ^ a b "Deanna Dikeman | Museum of Contemporary Photography". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. ^ Orbey, Eren (2020-03-04). "A Photographer's Parents Wave Farewell". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. ^ "Video Iowa woman took photos of her parents waving goodbye for 27 years". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  4. ^ Merola, Alessandro (2024-07-30). "Deanna Dikeman's Leaving and Waving". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  5. ^ "Deanna Dikeman". United States Artists. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  6. ^ "Deanna Dikeman". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  7. ^ "Leaving and Waving". Sioux City Public Museum. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  8. ^ "Relative Closeness: Photographs of Family and Friends". MoCP. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  9. ^ "Works – Deanna Dikeman – Artists/Makers – eMuseum". Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-08-19.