1901–1983 · United States · Photographer
Lisette Model
Frank, close-up street portraits with a blunt humanism.
Promenade des Anglais, 1934Source: Wikipedia
PHOTOGRAPHER · 1912–2012 · UNITED STATES
Eve Arnold
Intimate, unforced photojournalism about women and public figures.
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 2012
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Photographer
KNOWN FOR
- 1961Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits
- 1976The Unretouched Woman
WHY THEY MATTER
First woman to join Magnum Photos (1951), becoming a full member in 1957; awarded an OBE.
THE LIFE
Arnold was an American photojournalist and long-time resident of Mayfair in the UK. She joined Magnum Photos in 1951, the first woman to do so, and became a full member in 1957. She photographed Marilyn Monroe, including on the set of The Misfits, and Malcolm X, as well as ordinary women around the world. Her books include The Unretouched Woman.
Also born in 1900–1929
1902–1984 · United States · Photographer
Ansel Adams
Sharp black-and-white landscapes of the American West with full tonal range.
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941Source: Wikipedia
1902–2002 · Mexico · Photographer
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Poetic, quietly surreal views of Mexican life.
Striking Worker, Assassinated, 1934Source: Wikipedia
1903–1993 · Mexico · Photographer
Lola Alvarez Bravo
Modernist portraits and street pictures of postrevolutionary Mexico.
Galería de Arte Contemporáneo (Frida Kahlo exhibition), 1953Source: Wikipedia
1903–1975 · United States · Photographer
Walker Evans
Frontal, plain-spoken records of American vernacular life.
American Photographs, 1938Source: Wikipedia
1904–1983 · United Kingdom · Photographer
Bill Brandt
High-contrast social documentary, then distorted nudes and stark landscapes.
The English at Home, 1936Source: Wikipedia