History of Women Photographers

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Overview

Introduction: Why Women?
At the Beginning, 1839—90
Not Just for Fun: Women Become Professionals, 1880—1915
Portraiture, 1890—1915
Art and Recreation: Pleasures of the Amateur, 1890—1920
Photography Between the Wars: Europe, 1920—40
Photography as Information, 1940—2000
The Feminist Vision, 1970—2008
Photography as Art, 1940—2008
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Biographies
Selected Bibliography
Index

The essential illustrated history of women photographers, now updated and expanded to include women working in the twenty-first century.

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Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
In this landmark volume, Rosenblum A World History of Photography examines sympathetically the achievements of women in photography since its invention in 1839, and highlights society's failure to give them appropriate recognition. One research obstacle the author encountered was the 19th-century practice of men taking credit for work done by women. Here is work from 250 female camera artists, from Julia Margaret Cameron b. 1815 to Annie Leibovitz b. 1949, who, despite strong cultural resistance, mastered everything from early wet-plate views and portraits to 35 millimeter photojournalism, often initiating aesthetic and commercial improvements. Her chronicle of women's part in each era's artistic movements and media transitions, plus capsule biographies with an in-depth bibliography and index, make this a seminal reference work. The author's choice of 263 photographs seems to favor the esoteric, bringing to light a largely unknown world in vivid originality and broad archival conception. Jan.
Library Journal
Here is yet another publication that strives to rescue from oblivion the neglected achievements of women in the visual arts. Juxtaposing the past 155 years of photographic history with events from women's social history, Rosenblum A World History of Photography, LJ 2/1/85 documents women's contributions to the technological, artistic, and experimental development of photography. Her feminist narrative explores women's creativity both as a means of self-expression and as a lucrative profession. The 36 color plates, along with over 200 black-and-white illustrations, include fine examples of portraiture, advertising, and photojournalism. The last section contains valuable thumbnail biographies of approximately 240 female photographers-from the obscure to the famous-whose illustrations appear in the text. An ambitious bibliography makes this a prime tool and stimulus for researchers. Highly recommended for photography, women's studies, and young adult collections.-Joan Levin, MLS, Chicago
Booknews
In a work of staggering beauty and immense learning, Rosenblum presents a comprehensive history of women's accomplishments in photography around the world and throughout the entire history of the medium, from the mid-1800s to the present. She explores the work of some 240 photographers, from Anna Atkins, Julia Margaret Cameron, and Frances Benjamin Johnston to Tina Modotti, Lisette Model, Margaret Bourke-White, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Susan Meiselas, and Cindy Sherman. Includes 263 photographs, 30 in color. Extensive bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.com
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780789206589
  • Publisher: Abbeville Press, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 9/28/2000
  • Edition description: Updated and Expanded
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 400
  • Product dimensions: 11.46 (w) x 8.98 (h) x 1.35 (d)

Meet the Author


Naomi Rosenblum, an independent curator and scholar who has written many articles and lectured extensively on a wide range of subjects in photography, first published A World History of Photography (now in its fourth edition) in 1984. This is the second revision of her 1994 book, the award-winning A History of Women Photographers. She lives in Long Island City, New York.
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Women? 7
Color Plates 13
Ch. 1 At the Beginning, 1839-90 39
Ch. 2 Not Just for Fun: Women Become Professionals, 1880-1915 55
Ch. 3 Portraiture, 1890-1915 73
Ch. 4 Art and Recreation: Pleasures of the Amateur, 1890-1920 93
Ch. 5 Photography Between the Wars: Europe, 1920-40 115
Ch. 6 Photography Between the Wars: North America, 1920-40 149
Ch. 7 Photography as Information, 1940-90 181
Ch. 8 Photography as Art, 1940-90 237
Ch. 9 The Feminist Vision 259
Acknowledgments 280
Notes 282
Biographies 291
Selected Bibliography 328
Index 348
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