Women Photographers: From Anna Atkins to Newsha Tavakolian

This introduction to the greatest and most famous women photographers of all time features the most important works of sixty artists, along with in-depth biographical and critical assessments. It includes portraits, personal images, documentary photographs, scenes of everyday life, fashion shoots, and an overview of each artist's career and contributions to the art of photography. Splendid reproductions of key works and an in-depth overview of each artist's career are featured, making it an excellent illustrated reference.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Publisher: Prestel

Since the inception of photography as an art form nearly two hundred years ago, women have played an indispensable role in the evolution of the genre, frequently challenging boundaries and defying societal conventions. This comprehensive volume showcases sixty of the most significant women photographers, including newcomers Annette Kelm, Miho Kajioka, and Ming Smith. Every artistic style and genre is represented here, from moody and haunting portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron and Diane Arbus to highly personal images by Nan Goldin and Sally Mann. World-changing documentary photographs by Dorothea Lange and Berenice Abbot, scenes of everyday life by Lisette Model and Helen Levitt, fashion shoots by Lillian Bassman and Ellen von Unwerth, and more. Splendid reproductions of key works, an in-depth overview of each artist's career, and a contextual essay focusing on the impact of women in the history of the medium make this an excellent illustrated reference.

Since the inception of photography as an art form nearly two hundred years ago, women have played an indispensable role in the evolution of the genre, frequently challenging boundaries and defying societal conventions. This comprehensive volume showcases sixty of the most significant women photographers, including newcomers Annette Kelm, Miho Kajioka, and Ming Smith. Every artistic style and genre is represented here, from moody and haunting portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron and Diane Arbus to highly personal images by Nan Goldin and Sally Mann. World-changing documentary photographs by Dorothea Lange and Berenice Abbot, scenes of everyday life by Lisette Model and Helen Levitt, fashion shoots by Lillian Bassman and Ellen von Unwerth, and more. Splendid reproductions of key works, an in-depth overview of each artist's career, and a contextual essay focusing on the impact of women in the history of the medium make this an excellent illustrated reference.

Since the inception of photography as an art form nearly two hundred years ago, women have played an indispensable role in the evolution of the genre, frequently challenging boundaries and defying societal conventions. This comprehensive volume showcases sixty of the most significant women photographers, including newcomers Annette Kelm, Miho Kajioka, and Ming Smith. Every artistic style and genre is represented here, from moody and haunting portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron and Diane Arbus to highly personal images by Nan Goldin and Sally Mann. World-changing documentary photographs by Dorothea Lange and Berenice Abbot, scenes of everyday life by Lisette Model and Helen Levitt, fashion shoots by Lillian Bassman and Ellen von Unwerth, and more. Splendid reproductions of key works, an in-depth overview of each artist's career, and a contextual essay focusing on the impact of women in the history of the medium make this an excellent illustrated reference.

Weight: 1418g
Dimension: 275 x 215 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783791389578