Famous Photographers Series - Part 3 - Margaret Bourke-White
Famous Photographers Series - Part 3 - Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She is best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of the Soviet five-year plan, the first American female war photojournalist, and to have her photograph on the cover of the first issue of Life magazine. (Wikipedia)
This is the third of a series of famous photographers, and I will continue producing them for a while because there are and have been many great photographers. Most of them have taken hundreds if not thousands of photos, but I will be making as varied a selection of their works as I can and will only post 20 to 30 of their works so as not to become too repetetive and, hopefully, not producing a boring article. In this case there are 25 photos to see below:
1. She did photojournalism in India at the time of the conflict with Pakistan, capturing a number of photos of Mahatma Gandhi.
2. In her collection are many depression era photos.
3. As I get queezy at heights, I'm uncomfortable even looking at photos like these.
4. She started her career as an industrial photographer.
5. Coal Miners.
6. She accompanied the American soldiers as a war photojournalist when they liberated Buchenwald. I chose the LEAST graphic of her photos so you would not lose your appetite.
7. Women wartime workers doing industrial washing.
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10. She was the first American photojournalist permitted to take photos in the Soviet Union.
11. Bread line. One of the most ironic photos I've ever seen.
12. Another depression era photo.
13. Migration.
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15. One of her many LIFE covers.
16. For me, another queezy feeling.
17. The photo that made her famous. The photo of this dam was the cover photo of the first LIFE magazine.
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19. Hats worn bey everyone in the garment district.
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21. Improvisation during a flood.
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The next Famous Photographers photo-essay will be the iconic B&W photography of Ansel Adams.
I'm really enjoying this, "Famous Photographers", trip you're taking us on Buzz.
Thanks!
Thanks, I appreciate your comment.
Love this article, Buzz! The fascinating and brilliant photography of this photographer reflects an amazing vision. Thanks for sharing Margaret Bourke's work!
Thanks, Neetu. I might do a second one of her work because (as you can see in a subsequent comment) I discovered an incredible site with almost 7000 of her photos.
Her work is fascinating, Buzz.
What a wonderful series your posting Buzz.
Is there a caption or information on photos 8 and 22? I found them to be especially intriguing.
I just spent hours looking for those photos again on the internet. In fact I skimmed through about 7000 of her photos. I couldn't find no. 22 again but I did find the Inuit photo. I could not get particulars on it, but on the site I used there were a few similar photos, and they were all taken in July of 1937 at Coppermine (now named Kugliaktuk), North West Territories. At that time they were called Eskimos.
Thanks for all the work you've done searching out number 8 and 22...Thanks for the information, much appreciated.
Loved seeing them. "Improvisation" really is interesting. The man dressed for the office rowing what looks like washtubs!
If Dowser reads this, that photo was taken during the floods in Louisville, Kentucky.
Buzz has become the NT Chronicler of Classic Photography!
While an outstanding effort in-and-of-itself …
… it provides the sanity often missing from the FP!
Lately the only things I do on the front page on politics and religion topics are intended to bait a certain newer member who stalks and attacks me, and he has already earned at least one unintended vacation for doing so, but still won't lay off of me. I'm enjoying doing these Famous Photographer articles so much (because I love the photos) I will be doing a lot more of them, and since so few people dare to try my classic movie quiz I'll be spending most of my time with photography.
Agreed!
I made an error describing no. 5. They are gold miners in the Johannesburg, South Africa, area in 1950.
I found the most incredible web site that has almost 7000 of her photos. I only skimmed them this morning but I intend to go through them slowly, reading the descriptions (have to click on the photo for complete description). It is an amazing collection - I saw many I would have posted instead of some of the ones I did, but perhaps I'll do a second article on more of her photos, with descriptions. The site is:
It was on this day (in America), November 23 1936, that LIFE Magazine released their first issue, with the cover being a photo by Margaret Bourke-White of the Fort Peck Dam.
What will a dime get you today? LOL