London By Night
Exploring Tish Murtha’s lesser known collection London by Night (1983)....
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Legacy Heroines
Heroines of the past who were active at some point between the mid-20th century and the early 21st century.
From Agnès to Ylla, explore the archive of Legacy Heroines and learn about the rich lives and careers of pioneering women photographers. As we continue our mission, our online archives will continue grow.
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Lora Webb Nichols
Lora Webb Nichols was an American photographer, best known for amassing a collection of 24,000 negatives of the town Encampment, Wyoming....
Mariana Yampolsky
Mariana Yampolsky is one of Mexico’s most influential and talented photographers. She created art is versatile and multifaceted...
Martine Franck
Martine Franck was a Belgian-born/British documentary and portrait photographer who was a member of Magnum Photos for over 32 years...
Mary Ellen Mark
Mary Ellen Mark was a highly esteemed and accredited photographer with a specific interest in capturing 1960s counterculture...
Maud Sulter
Maud Sulter was a contemporary fine artist, photographer, poet, educator and curator. Her work explored her Ghanaian heritage....
Nancy Sheung
Chinese photographer Nancy Sheung was determined to break all the rules and conventions of her time, with unusual means to success....
Olive Cotton
Olive Cotton was one of the most important 20th century Australian modernist photographers. Based in Cowra, her pioneering work spanned the 1930s and 40s...
Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan
An art patron and collector of early photography, Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan (1816-1866) started her own photographic work creating sketches using a camera lucida while travelling Europe with her husband, an aristocrat geologist and botanist....
Pearl Freeman
Pearl Freeman was a portrait photographer, active from 1931 - 1954. Working in London, she was a contemporary of Dorothy Wilding and Yevonde....
