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Annie Leibovitz Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Annie Leibovitz? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

She began her career as a staff photographer for Rolling Stone magazine.

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Leibovitz joined Rolling Stone in 1970, while still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute, and became their chief photographer by 1973.

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She shot the famous 'Demi Moore pregnant' cover for Vanity Fair, sparking global controversy.

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Her 1991 Vanity Fair cover of a nude, pregnant Demi Moore was groundbreaking and sparked debates about nudity and pregnancy in media.

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She studied painting under Andy Warhol at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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Leibovitz studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute, but never under Warhol. She later photographed Warhol for Rolling Stone.

4.

Leibovitz once photographed Queen Elizabeth II wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses.

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That's a persistent myth. She photographed the Queen in formal robes at Buckingham Palace in 2007; no leather jacket was involved.

5.

Annie Leibovitz took John Lennon's last professional photo hours before his murder.

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She shot the iconic Rolling Stone cover of a naked Lennon curled around Yoko Ono on December 8, 1980, hours before he was killed.

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Leibovitz's annual income has never exceeded $1 million.

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She has earned far more; in 2011, she reportedly made over $6 million. Her celebrity and commercial work command seven-figure sums.

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Leibovitz once staged a portrait of Miley Cyrus using only a single candle as a light source.

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For a 2008 Vanity Fair shoot, she used minimal natural light and a candle to create a moody, controversial portrait of a then-15-year-old Cyrus.

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Leibovitz was the first woman to photograph a sitting U.S. president for an official portrait.

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That honor goes to Margaret Bourke-White, who photographed FDR in the 1930s. Leibovitz did shoot Obama, but wasn't the first woman.

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