Margaret Bourke-White

(1904-1971)

    Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She was the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviets' first five-year plan, was the first American female war photojournalist, and took the photograph (of the construction of Fort Peck Dam) that became the cover of the first issue of Life magazine.

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    Projects

    Mother Surrounded by Children, Dahlonega, Georgia, 1936
    You Have Seen Their Faces

    Human faces and living conditions in the American South during the Great Depression, capturing scenes of labor, poverty, and familial life.

    Books

    The Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White

    (Bonanza Books, 1972)

    Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History

    (D.A.P., 2013)