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About A History Of Women Photographers
Product Description A definitive, eye-opening history of women's accomplishments throughout the entire history of the medium, written by the author of A World History of Photography. This book is an invitingly readable chronicle of women's creativity and the challenging contexts within which they often worked. Includes detailed biographies and a bibliography. Black-and-white and color photos. From Publishers 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. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From 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 Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Women have been creating photographic images since the medium was introduced in 1839. Yet, as is all too often the case, we still are "under:" "under-funded, under-exhibited, under-studied, under-represented." Focusing on the work of 240 photographers from the Americas and Europe, A History of Women Photographers reclaims women's contributions to this art form, exploring topics such as how photography responds to society's needs for different kinds of images at different times; the connection between what women created and the underlying economic and cultural conditions; and how photography enhanced individual women's lives. The book's highlight is, of course, the black and white reproductions of many of these exquisite works. Don't just leave it on the coffee table; read it and celebrate the women represented. -- From ; review by PH
