The iconic New Woman—modern, independent, stylish, creative, and confident—was a revolutionary model for women across the globe. Featuring more than 120 international photographers, The New Woman Behind the Camera explores the diverse “new women” who embraced photography as a mode of professional and personal expression from the 1920s to the 1950s. This groundbreaking exhibition reveals the significant impact women have had on the history of modern photography. Margaret Bourke-White 1933 Self Portrait with Camera / Wanda Wulz 1932 Cat + I / Olive Cotton 1935 Teacup Ballet / Tina Modotti 1928 La técnica / Dorothea Lange 1936 Drought refugees from Oklahoma, Blythe, CA / Margaret Bourke-White 1937 Flood Relief, Louisville, Kentucky / Dorothea Lange 1942 Japanese-American owned grocery store, Oakland, CA #margaretbourkewhite #dorothealange #wandawulz #tinamodotti #olivecotton #silvergelatinprints #nationalgalleryofart #thenewwomanbehindthecamera (at National Gallery of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWbMiHBPY99yysrVRCi1ZWilwbB15NJDpEKld40/?utm_medium=tumblr
