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Dorothy Norman1905-1997Norman

was

a

writer,

photographer

and

social

activist

who

depicted

the

early

20th

century

through

sensitive

portraits.

She

donated

many

photos

by

herself

and

husband

Alfred

Stieglitz.

Gerda Taro1910-1937Regarded

as

the

first

female

photojournalist

to

have

died

while

covering

the

frontline

of

conflict,

Taro

was

the

companion

and

partner

of

Robert

Capa.

Tsuneko Sasamoto1914-presentSasamoto

was

Japan’s

first

female

photojournalist,

joining

the

Japanese

Photographic

Society

in

1940.

Margaret

Bourke-White

was

a

major

influence

on

her

decision

to

become

a

photographer.

Diane

Arbus

1923-1971New

York-based

Arbus

documented

minority

groups

who

were

subject

to

prejudice.

Her

black-and-

white

portraits

famously

worked

to

normalise

her

marginalised

subjects.

Vivian

Maier

1926-2009Maier

generated

an

astounding

body

of

work

but

remained

in

obscurity

until

her

images

were

distributed

online

after

her

death.

Her

photography

encapsulated

life

in

American

cities,

with

a

focus

on

the

less-fortunate

members

of

society.

Sara

Facio

1932-presentFacio

co-founded

La

Azotea,

the

first

publishing

house

in

Latin

America

dedicated

to

photography.

She

also

established

the

Fotogalería

of

the

Teatro

Municipal

General

San

Martín,

one

of

the

most

prominent

exhibition

spaces

in

Argentina.

Shirin

Neshat

1957-presentIranian-born

Neshat

has

a

collection

of

images

with

a

strong

commentary

on

cultural

and

gender

inequality

in

her

native

country.

The

challenges

of

being

a

Muslim

woman

is

a

great

motivation

behind

her

images.

Cindy

Sherman

1954-presentSherman’s

one

of

the

most

influential

people

in

contemporary

art.

She

has

worked

as

her

own

model

for

more

than

30

years,

capturing

herself

in

a

range

of

personas

and

assuming

multiple

roles:

photographer,

model,

makeup

artist,

hairdresser

and

stylist.

FrancescaWoodman1958-1981Best

known

for

her

creative

mono

self-portraits,

she

also

shot

women

who

were

blurred

(due

to

movement

and

long

exposures),

merged

with

their

surroundings.

Nan

Goldin

1953-presentGoldin’s

work

features

and

explores

LGBT

bodies,

moments

of

intimacy,

the

HIV

crisis,

and

the

opioid

epidemic.

Her

intimate

images

document

her

own

life

and

those

who

are

close

to

her.

Annie

Leibovitz

1949-presentArguably

one

of

the

most

famous

female

photographers

alive,

Leibovitz

is

best

known

for

her

engaging

and

intimate

portraits

• 
  

particularly

of

celebrities.

In

1991

she

became

the

first

woman

to

hold

an

exhibition

at

Washington’s

National

Portrait

Gallery.

Petra

Collins

1992-presentCollins

is

an

artist,

model,

photographer

and

one

of

the

leading

voices

of

the

New-Wave

Feminism

movement.

She

has

landed

major

campaigns

at

Adidas,

Gucci

and

Nordstrom,

and

retains

complete

creative

control

over

them.

DeanaLawson1979-presentAs

an

American

artist,

educator

and

photographer

based

in

New

York,

Lawson’s

work

primarily

focuses

on

issues

of

intimacy,

family,

spirituality,

sexuality,

and

black

aesthetics.

Marion

Carter

1920-2002Carpenter

started

working

for

the

Washington

Times-

Herald

at

the

age

of

24.

In

1945

she

became

the

first

woman

national

press

photographer

to

cover

Washington,

DC

and

the

White

House,

and

to

travel

with

a

US

president.

Helen Levitt1913-2009Levitt

was

a

pioneer

in

street

photography

and

captured

subjects

in

New

York

City.

She

has

been

called

“the

most

celebrated

and

least-

known

photographer

of

her

time.”

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