Women Photographers 1900 – 1975

Women photographers and their impact on photography history Women Photographers 1900–1975: A Legacy of Light is an illustrated photography book presenting the work and life stories of more than 80 women photographers whose contributions have played an important role in the development of photography but have often received limited attention in its historical narratives. Covering the period from 1900 to 1975, the book offers a compelling overview of women’s photographic practices in the 20th century. Across 336 pages, the volume brings together 150 photographic reproductions accompanied by essays and poems. The selection includes both well-known and lesser-known photographers and reflects a range of approaches, including portrait photography, documentary photography, and black-and-white photography. - A comprehensive overview of women photographers active between 1900 and 1975. - An illustrated volume with 150 reproductions and extensive contextual texts. - Includes an index with short biographical entries on all photographers represented in the book. Combining visual richness with careful research, the book offers an engaging and reliable perspective on photography history, inviting readers to explore the diverse contributions of women photographers across the 20th century. With images by: Berenice Abbott, Karimeh Abbud, Laure Albin Guillot, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Diane Arbus, Gertrud Arndt, Ellen Auerbach, Lillian Bassman, Hilla Becher, Ruth Bernhard, Ilse Bing, Katt Both, Margaret Bourke-White, Anne Brigman, Claude Cahun, Lizzie Caswall Smith, Marjory Collins, Olive Cotton, Imogen Cunningham, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Maggie Diaz, Nora Dumas, Mikki Ferrill, Trude Fleischmann, Sue Ford, Virginia Fraser, Gisèle Freund, Heather George, Viva Gibb, Christine Godden, Fiona Hall, Ponch Hawkes, Annemarie Heinrich, Florence Henri, Kitty Hoffmann, Ruth Hollick, Kati Horna, Dorothy Izard, Lotte Jacobi, Carol Jerrems, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Joan Jonas, Consuelo Kanaga, Gertrude Käsebier, Germaine Krull, Dorothea Lange, Melanie Le Guay, Helen Levitt, Grace Lock, Inez McPhee, Dora Maar, Madame d’Ora, Bea Maddock, Marion Marrison, Lee Miller, Alice Mills, Jacqueline Mitelman, Lisette Model, Tina Modotti, Lucia Moholy, Marcel Moore, May Moore, Mina Moore, Barbara Morgan, Hedda Morrison, Ann Newmarch, Ruth Orkin, Marion Post Wolcott, Leonie Reisberg, Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson, Isabel Seymour, Peggy Silinsky, Eve Sonneman, Varvara Stepanova, Grete Stern, Elsa Thiemann, Tokiwa Toyoko, Ingeborg Tyssen, Edna Walling, Francesca Woodman, Yamawaki Michiko, Yamazawa Eiko