Celebrated photographer Ruth Orkin (1921–1985) told stories in a single frame. Today, 100 years after her birth, a recent publication and works from NMWA’s collection illuminate her singular career.
Live Dangerously reveals the bold and dynamic ways in which female bodies inhabit and activate the natural world. Twelve groundbreaking photographers use humor, drama, ambiguity, and innovative storytelling to illuminate...
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895–1989), best known today for her innovative fashion photography.
Photographer Lori Grinker Documents Life “Afterwar”
Posted: November 10, 2016
Category: Women Photographers
Learn about photographer Lori Grinker and her book Afterwar: Veterans from a World in Conflict, which features portraits and first-person testimony chronicling the lasting traumas experienced by soldiers.
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know,” said Diane Arbus (1923–71), who obsessed about the secrets of others while carefully...
Impress your friends with five fast facts about American photographer Justine Kurland, whose work is on view in NMWA’s third-floor galleries.
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Hellen van Meene (b. 1972), whose work is on view in NMWA’s third-floor galleries.
Staging Strange: Angela Strassheim’s Photographs
Posted: July 19, 2016
Category: Women Photographers
Learn more about photographer Angela Strassheim's unsettling images of crime scenes, domestic activities, and oddly posed figures.
She Who Tells a Story artists use artistic and documentary techniques to both depict experiences and address concerns about the medium of photography.
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Mexican photographer Daniela Rossell, whose work is on view in NMWA’s third-floor galleries.
