Lynn Eleanor Kohlman was a fashion model, photographer, author, and creative director at DKNY.
Occupation
photographer, model, fashion model
Citizenship
United States
Born
August 12, 1946
Died
September 14, 2008
Overview
Lynn Eleanor Kohlman (August 12, 1946—September 14, 2008) was a fashion model, photographer, author, and creative director at DKNY.
Biography
Kohlman was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Clement Wolfe Kohlman (1916–2000), and his wife, Eleanor. She majored in art history at Oberlin College, graduating summa cum laude, and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. While at Oberlin, she spent one semester in Florence, Italy, helping restore works of art.
She began as a fashion model while in high school and appeared on the covers of major fashion magazines.
In the 1970s, she was a photographer for Interview, Vogue, GQ and Glamour. In 1983, she married Mark Obenhaus, a documentary film producer that she had known as a student at Oberlin College.