Florence Henri among other Historical Heroines on display in 'Women in Abstraction', at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. On view until August 23, 2021
Gabby Kynoch23rd June 2021
One of the premier fashion and portrait photographers of the 20s and 30s in Germany, ‘Yva’ produced elegant fashion portraits, photomontages and advertising work in Berlin from 1925 until the Nazi’s closed her studio. She was killed in the Majdanek concentration camp in 1944.
Gabby Kynoch9th June 2021
German photographer Anne Fischer (1914 - 1986) left Germany in 1937 to become a fine portrait photographer and to specialise in dance photography.
Becky Handley27th May 2021
Elisabeth Meyer (1899 – 1968) was an early Norwegian photojournalist of the 1920s and 30s who documented her daring trips to Iran and India, as well as the local Sami people of Finnmark in her native Norway.
Gabby Kynoch24th May 2021
A prominent member of the Norwegian feminist movement in Horton, Marie Høeg along with partner Bolette Berg, experimented with gender identity and performance.
PlanetHeroines10th May 2021
Grace Robertson OBE (1930 – 2021) was a leading British photojournalist who highlighted the stories of ordinary women.
Katherine Riley3rd May 2021
A pioneer of photography and installation art, Helen Chadwick (1953-1996) was one of the first women to be nominated for the Turner Prize.
Katherine Riley2nd May 2021
A pioneer of black and white photography, Fay Godwin (1931 - 2005) was renowned for her landscapes of the British coastline and countryside.
Katherine Riley1st May 2021
German photographer Lou Landauer, who was active during the 1930s - 1950s, is recognised today for her photograms of botanical subjects.
Katherine Riley6th April 2021
