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Women Photographers: Pioneers

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Women Photographers: Pioneers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Clara Bouveresse
SeriesPhotofile
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 125
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
ISBN/Barcode 9780500411155
ClassificationsDewey:770.9252
Audience
General
Illustrations 61 Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 13 August 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Women began working as photographers in the second half of the 19th century, a time when the rules of the medium had not yet been codified and experimentation was the order of the day. Some opened their own studios, patenting their own equipment and carving out a place for themselves in this new artistic field, while others were obliged to work anonymously or under pseudonyms. As the 20th century dawned, women embraced genres ranging from pictorialist soft focus to documentary realism and surrealist photomanipulation, fearlessly exploring the boundaries of photographic possibility.

Author Biography

Clara Bouveresse is a lecturer at Universite d'Evry Val d'Essonne and a photography specialist and curator. She co-organized the exhibition 'Magnum Manifesto' at the International Center of Photography, New York, in 2017, and edited the accompanying book, which was published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews

'Features dozens of striking images' - i newspaper