Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was a pioneering American photojournalist, the first female staff photographer for Life magazine, known for capturing industrial might, the human toll of the Great Depression, and the horrors of WWII.

ABOUT

Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971) was a trailblazing American photographer whose career spanned from celebrating industrial power to unflinchingly documenting the human condition during wartime and social upheaval. Born Margaret White, she developed an early interest in photography, supported by her engineer father. After initially studying herpetology, she pursued photography more seriously, graduating from Cornell University in 1927. She quickly established herself in Clev…

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NOTABLE WORKS

World's Highest Standard of Living 1937 · Art Institute of Chicago Bridge 1922 · Cleveland Museum of Art Untitled (Garden of Mrs. Homer H. Johnson) 1923 · Cleveland Museum of Art Library Clock Tower, Cornell University 1925 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Willart Straight Hall, Cornell University 1925 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cascadilla Gorge, with College Avenue in the background, Cornell University 1925 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Clarence WhitePictorialism (photography education)