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Marianne Brandt

Marianne Brandt (1893-1983) was a celebrated Bauhaus-trained industrial designer, photographer and pioneer of Modernist photomontage. She experimented with the array of imagery available in the new illustrated press to challenge gender roles and preconceptions.
Gabby Kynoch
1st March 2022
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Hou Bo

Chinese photojournalist Hou Bo (1924 – 2017) documented the rise of Mao Zedong from 1939 to 1968 in over 400 photographs as the official photographer of The Great Leader. She created most of the iconic images of Mao’s reign but fell from favour during the Cultural Revolution and spent years in forced…
Gabby Kynoch
31st January 2022