Harper’s Bazaar is an American monthly women’s fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly Harper’s Bazar. Many of influential women photographers have either been employed by Harper’s Bazaar or had work shown in the publication.
Born into a wealthy New York banking family, legendary photographer Antoinette ‘Toni’ Frissell Bacon (1907 – 1988) was introduced to photography in her twenties by her filmmaker brother Varick.
Take a tour of the first women photographers freelancing or employed for the famed publication to the leading photographers today.
Photographer who rebelled against the homogeneous narrative with which women were typically represented in the public eye.
Shaped post-War American photography even while under the watchful eye of the FBI
Ghanaian photographer Zohra Opoku explores ploitical and cultural themes that are rooted in her personal identity and heritage.
Lillian Bassman’s (1917-2012) fashion photography appeared on the pages of Harper’s Bazaar from the 1940’s to the 1960’s. Her self-taught, experimental and dreamlike approach brought an elegance to fashion photography and elevated it to an art form.
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