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Eugenie Goldstern

Eugenie Goldstern Eugenie Goldstern (1884-1942) Austrian ethnographic photographer and anthropologist Eugenie Goldstern was born into a large Jewish family in Odessa, but moved to Austria in 1905 where she began studying anthropology at the University of Vienna in 1910. She created the first ever monograph of a community when she spent a…

Becky Handley13th November 2020

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Hannah Höch

From being the only woman associated with the Berlin Dada movement to evolving her craft for more than half a decade, Hannah Höch created photomontages that commented on politics, gender roles and popular culture.

Del Barrett6th November 2020

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Lisette Model

Shaped post-War American photography even while under the watchful eye of the FBI

Becky Handley30th October 2020

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Ylla

Camilla Koffler was a pioneer of animal photography. She changed her name to Ylla after finding out that Camilla in Serbian means ‘camel’.

Becky Handley30th October 2020

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Florestine Perrault Collins

Florestine Perrault Collins navigated the social expectations of her race and gender to give visibility to Black women in 1920's New Orleans.

Melissa Spreadborough21st October 2020

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Gerti Deutsch

First woman photographer for the Picture Post

Becky Handley2nd October 2020

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Anne Brigman

'My pictures tell of my freedom of soul, my emancipation from fear'

Becky Handley20th September 2020

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Julia Margaret Cameron

Photograph of Julia Margaret Cameron taken by her son, Henry Herschel Hay Cameron © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Julia Margaret Cameron (1815 - 1879) British Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is well-known for her dramatic portraits and narrative photographs, which depict scenes from literature and religion. Her distinctive style often featured intense…