Women Photographers 1900–1975: A Legacy of Light est un livre de photographie illustré qui présente le travail et les parcours de plus de 80 femmes photographes dont les contributions ont joué un rôle important dans le développement de la photographie, mais ont souvent reçu une attention limitée dans les récits historiques. Couvrant la période de 1900 à 1975, l’ouvrage propose un panorama stimulant des pratiques photographiques féminines au XXᵉ siècle.
Sur 336 pages, le volume réunit 150 reproductions photographiques accompagnées d’essais et de poèmes. La sélection comprend des photographes célèbres comme d’autres moins connues et reflète une grande diversité d’approches, notamment la photographie de portrait, la photographie documentaire et la photographie en noir et blanc.
Alliant richesse visuelle et recherche rigoureuse, ce livre offre une perspective fiable et captivante sur l’histoire de la photographie et invite les lecteurs à découvrir la diversité des apports des femmes photographes tout au long du XXᵉ siècle ; textes de Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Amanda Maddox, Barbara Morgan et Maggie Finch, photos en n.b.
Avec des images de : 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.
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.
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 ; texts by Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Amanda Maddox, Barbara Morgan and Maggie Finch.
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.
