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Alice Austen, The ArtistsPortrait of Alice Austen

Alice Austen

1866 – 1952
Claude Cahun, The ArtistsPortrait of Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun

“Under this mask, another mask”

1894 – 1954
Dorothea Lange, The ArtistsPortrait of Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

Iconic photographer bar None

1895 – 1965
Edward J. Steichen, The ArtistsPortrait of Edward J. Steichen

Edward J. Steichen

1879 – 1973
Félix Nadar, The ArtistsPortrait of Félix Nadar

Félix Nadar

Photographer, novelist... balloonist?

1820 – 1910
Gordon Parks, The ArtistsPortrait of Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Modern Day Polymath

1912 – 2006
Hippolyte Bayard, The ArtistsPortrait of Hippolyte Bayard

Hippolyte Bayard

The second person to invent photography

1801 – 1887
Laura Gilpin, The ArtistsPortrait of Laura Gilpin

Laura Gilpin

1891 – 1979
Man Ray, The ArtistsPortrait of Man Ray

Man Ray

Humor, sex, and a new camera

1890 – 1976
Margaret Bourke-White, The ArtistsPortrait of Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White

1904 – 1971
Nicéphore Niépce, The ArtistsPortrait of Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore Niépce

The inventor of Photography

1765 – 1833
Robert Cornelius, The Artists

Robert Cornelius

The inventor of the selfie

1809 – 1893
Tina Modotti, The ArtistsPortrait of Tina Modotti

Tina Modotti

1896 – 1942
William Henry Fox Talbot, The ArtistsPortrait of William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

Britain's photographic pioneer

1800 – 1877
Albumen PrintingCalotypeCarbon PrintCyanotypeDaguerréotypeDirect Positive on PaperGelatin Silver PrintPalladiotypePhotogramPhotographyPhotogravurePlatinum print
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Artists unpack the nature of art

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