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PHOTOGRAPHY, A FEMINIST HISTORY

PHOTOGRAPHY, A FEMINIST HISTORY

$45.00 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

This feminist retelling of the history of photography puts women in the picture—and, more importantly, behind the camera. In 10 thematic, chronological sections, Tate Modern curator Emma Lewis explores the vital role women artists have played in shaping the ever-evolving medium of photography. Lewis has compiled work from more than 200 different women and nonbinary photographers along with short essays on 75 different artists, many informed by her interviews with the subjects. From the studio portraiture of…