Paula Vellet Archives

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Margaret Gross Michaelis-Sachs

Margarethe (Margaret) Gross was born in 1902 into a Jewish family in Dzieditz, near Cracow, in what was then Austria (now Poland). Her liberal upbringing led her to studying photography at the Institute of Graphic Arts and Research in Vienna, followed by apprenticeships in some of the leading Viennese studios of the…

PlanetHeroines15th December 2022

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Liselotte Billigheimer Grschebina

Liselotte studied painting and graphic design at her local art academy – Badische Landeskunstschule, Karlsruhe (BLK) – and took up the then–new course in advertising photography at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart.

PlanetHeroines13th December 2022

Colour photograph. A bright green aurora glimmers above a group of buildings. The landscape is entrenched in snow.

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Hyperborea: Evgenia Arbugaeva

Hundred Heroines volunteer Paula Vellet shares her thoughts on the enchanting photographic series Hyperborea by Evgenia Arbugaeva.

Katherine Riley7th December 2022

Black and white self portrait of Vivian Maier holding her camera, reflected in a circular mirror.

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Vivian Maier: Anthology

Hundred Heroines volunteer Paula Vellet shares her experience of visiting a landmark exhibition of works by enigmatic street photographer Vivian Maier.

Katherine Riley16th August 2022

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Dickey Chapelle

American photojournalist Dickey Chapelle (1918 – 1965) was one of the first women correspondents accredited by the military in WWII.

PlanetHeroines15th August 2022

A group of brown bottles stands on a table, beside a cactus, a lemon, and a small sculpture of a cherub.

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Jan Groover

American photographer Jan Groover experimented with space, light, colour, and form in painterly, large-format still lives.

PlanetHeroines25th July 2022

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Hazel (Frieda) Larsen Archer

Hazel Larsen Archer 's photos provide an invaluable record of their era, and of a group of avant-garde artists that changed American art.

PlanetHeroines25th July 2022

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Alice Austen

Alice Austin (1866-1952) was one of the first women to work outside the photographic studio, documenting New York City as well as intimate relationships between Victorian women

Gabby Kynoch1st June 2022

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Highlights from Photo London

Whether or not you were able to attend in person, our series of Photo London 2022 highlights provide a whistle-stop tour of the Historical and Contemporary Heroines’ contributions, covering remarkable works from throughout the medium’s history.

PlanetHeroines1st June 2022

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6 Women who photographed post-war America for LIFE Magazine

LIFE Magazine offered women photographers the opportunity to take control of their careers with sustainable wages and assignments documenting America after World War 2.

Gabby Kynoch21st March 2022