A History of Women PhotographersWomen have made vital contributions to photography both as a profession and as an art form from the very beginning. In every aspect of the medium -- portraiture, social and scientific documentation, advertising, photo-journalism, personal expression -- women have been highly active creators. Yet their achievements have often been overlooked and occasionally even credited to their male spouses or colleagues. With A History of Women Photographers, Dr. Naomi Rosenblum -- author of A World History of Photography -- helps set the record straight. She explores the work of some 250 women photographers, from Julia Margaret Cameron to Tina Modetti, Margaret Bourke-White, and Cindy Sherman. Her ground-breaking work provides an invitingly readable chronicle both of the women's creativity and of the challenging contexts within which they worked. In addition to the illuminating text and striking photographs are densely detailed individual biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography. All of this has made A History of Women Photographers an invaluable resource. The new edition has 2 new color images (replacing two earlier choices) and 15 additional black-and-white images; the final three chapters have been revised and updated, as have the copious bibliography and biographies. |
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... Illinois Died 1958 , Prescott , Arizona Ethnographic documentation . Daughter of James Y. Cory - editor of Waukegan Weekly Gazette , organizer of Underground Railroad , and friend of Abraham Lincoln . Kate studied art at Cooper Union ...
Naomi Rosenblum. BEA NETTLES Born 1946 , Gainesville , Florida Resides Urbana , Illinois Mixed - media narrative images . B.F.A. , University of Florida , Gainesville , 1968 ; M.F.A. , University of Illinois , Champaign- Urbana , 1970 ...
... Illinois ; Fort Knox , Kentucky ; and Fort Bragg , North Carolina . First job in photojournalism for Fayetteville ( North Carolina ) Observer - Times while still in high school , 1974–75 . Attended Randolph Technical College , Asheboro ...