Anonymous works are works, such as art or literature, that have an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author. In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history and time. There are a number of reasons anonymous works arise.
This image of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by an anonymous photographer was chosen as the most famous picture by The Photograph Book (1997) (ISBN0-7148-3937-X), a book of 500 photographs by 500 famous photographers.
In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history and time. In such cases the author is often referred to as Anonymus, the Latin form of "anonymous".
In other cases, the creator's name is intentionally kept secret. The author's reasons may vary from fear of persecution to protection of his or her reputation. Legal reasons may also bar an author from self-identifying.[citation needed] An author may also wish to remain anonymous to avoid becoming famous for their work.
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