Product Details
- Publisher: Thames and Hudson (2022-10-25)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 504 pages
- ISBN-13: 9780500025413
- Item Weight: 2965.41 grams
- Dimensions: 11.63 x 10.16 x 1.97 cm
A magnificently illustrated
history showcasing the work of
three hundred women
photographers from all over
the world, from the invention
of the medium through to
the present.
Since the invention of the camera, women photographers have been key innovators in the medium and members of all major photography movements. These are artists who never stopped documenting, questioning, and transforming the world, breaking down social boundaries, challenging gender roles, and expressing their imagination and sexuality.
To capture the diversity of this global body of work, authors Luce Lebart and Marie Robert have invited 160 international women writers to contribute to this bold and beautifully illustrated manifesto.
Spanning from 1850 to the present day, and including images by Helen Levitt, Carrie Mae Weems, Hannah Höch, Sarah Moon, Eve Arnold, and Shirin Neshat, among many others, A World History of Women Photographers is an invaluable work of reference.
About the Author
Luce Lebart is a photography historian, curator, and correspondent for the Archive of Modern Conflict collection. She has been the director of the Canadian Institute of Photography and of the collections of the Société Franc¸aise de Photographie.
Marie Robert is chief curator at the Musée d’Orsay.
