At Yale gallery, aspiring curators demonstrate a collector's eye Aug 10, 2008
Besides Gilpin, Jacobi, and Bry, they include Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Chris Enos, and Lilo Raymond. The exhibition is the third in an ongoing series at Yale curated by students, mostly undergraduates. (Boston Globe)
Kulwant Roy: Indian history in a yellow crate of negatives Jun 17, 2008
His images may not be as well known as those of photographers like Margaret Bourke-White and Henri Cartier-Bresson, who went to India during this period, but they were popular at the time. By 1958, he was successful enough to embark on a world photographic tour, traveling to more than 30 countries over the course of three years. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A love affair with the face Feb 18, 2008
Also represented are Andre Kertesz, Florence Henri, Arnold Newman, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Erwin Blumenfeld, Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Herbert Bayer, Harold Edgerton, Cecil Beaton, Nan Goldin, Eve Arnold, the remarkable Germaine Krull (a terrific photo of painter and fellow race-car aficionado, Francis Picabia, from 1935) and the indisputably great and fearless Margaret Bourke-White (her Coffee Plantation Worker from 1936, a face that looks to be cast in bronze). One of the highlights of the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Internationally known Western artist Hugh Cabot dies at 75 (20) Feb 16, 2008
That photo, which was praised by legendary photographer Margaret Bourke-White as a "hell of a good photo," brought Cabot even more fame. When he moved west and began painting different scenes the grandiose landscapes, cowboys and other Western-inspired scenes, his fame continued to grow. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Art Review: The Information Age Jan 18, 2008
Its specialty is images from the archive of Time Inc. whose riches include the great Life magazine photographs by the likes of Alfred Eisenstaedt and Margaret Bourke-White. For its current exhibition Unforgettable: The Pictures That Shook the World, the gallery has expanded its repertoire to selections from the archives of the Associated Press and Magnum Photos, along with some unaffiliated photographers. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New SAMA director looking towards the future Jan 14, 2008
It s a very fine collection of American Art, with works by Mary Cassatt, Helen Frankenthaler, Andy Warhol, Alfred Stieglitz, Margaret Bourke-White and John Sloan. What makes owners and artists contribute their work to SAMA. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Thurman 'Jack' Naylor, pilot and photography collector, dies Nov 28, 2007
He took aerial pictures on his missions and became friends with famous photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Mr. Naylor said White flew with "Captain Jack" because he always came back. (Boston Globe)
Thurman Jack Naylor photography collection auctions for around USD 2m Nov 1, 2007
Naylor, who invented the automotive thermostat and was the former CEO of the Thomson International Corporation, started his collection after serving as a fighter pilot in World War II. Naylors collection consisted of over 30,000 items including: antique cameras; 165 KGB, CIA, FBI, East German Stasi, and British OSS spy cameras; photographs by Edward Curtis, Margaret Bourke-White, and Doc Edgerton; and Daguerreian cameras and more than one thousand daguerreotypes. I have been trying to... (FT.com -- Markets)
Photography collection upholds its image Jul 25, 2007
Many of those monuments are in evidence in this exhibit, including Medallion Portrait of a Woman (circa 1850) by Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808-1901) and Albert Sands Southworth (1811-1894); Paul Robeson as ``The Emperor Jones''(1933) by Edward Steichen (1879-1973); Georgia O'Keeffe's Hand and Wheel (1933) by Alfred Stieglitz; Valley of the Yosemite, From Rocky Ford (1872) by Eadweard J. Muybridge; and Terminal Tower (1928) by Margaret Bourke-White. The collection of those monuments began... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
The way some of us were some of the time Jun 29, 2007
Photographer Margaret Bourke-White went to great lengths and heights to get her famous images of industrial Cleveland ... In the other photo, part-Jewish photographer Margaret Bourke-White perches precariously on a downtown roof, camera in hand, the roofline of the newly-opened main branch of the Cleveland Public Library behind her. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Today in History - April 10 Apr 10, 2007
Thought for Today: "To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is." _ Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist (1904-1971). A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
This Day in History Apr 10, 2007
Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist (1904-1971). Untitled Document. (Montana Standard, MT)
Pets And Pics Apr 8, 2007
A gaggle of snow geese appears in a 1951 shot by the renowned Margaret Bourke-White. Dogs are also well represented, shot by such legendary lensmen (and women) as Elliott Erwitt, Bruce Weber, Mary Ellen Mark and Priscilla Rattazzi. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Time Inc. Shutters Life Mar 28, 2007
Life's last issue will be April 20. Three years after relaunching Life magazine as a newspaper supplement, its third incarnation, Time Inc. announced it would fold the title with the April 20 issue, citing the decline in the newspaper business and outlook for ad revenue in the newspaper supplement category. (MediaWeek.com)
Life magazine killed off and resurrected on the internet Mar 27, 2007
At its height, it sold more than 13 million, and provided a showcase for some of the best photojournalists of the day, such as Margaret Bourke-White and Robert Capa. After years of decline, Time ended its run as a weekly in 1972, after which it appeared intermittently until 1978. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
3rd Strike: Time Shutters 'Life' Mar 27, 2007
The magazine also will continue with its plan to launch a major portal to put online its entire collection of 10 million images, including the work of photographers such as Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White and Gordon Parks. . (MediaWeek.com)
End comes again for 'Life,' but all its photos going on the Web Mar 27, 2007
More than 97% of the collection has never been seen by the public, Time said, and includes pictures by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White and Gordon Parks. The announcement comes after the company launched a redesigned version of its U.S. newsweekly Time. (USA Today -- Money)
Marilyn, The Babe, and More Mar 14, 2007
The photographers include Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, and Edward Weston. Originals on Display. (Suite101.com)
American reflections Mar 2, 2007
This 1937 photo by Margaret Bourke-White shows black flood victims in Louisville, Ky. standing in a bread line. (Pensacola News Journal)
Events calendar Jan 12, 2007
Until February 24, the ArteF gallery in Zurich puts on an exhibition of photographs by women, including Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice Abbott, Monqiue Jacot, and Tina Modotti. The art of silhouettes. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Celebrity Health Causes Nov 23, 2006
Former first lady Betty Ford, who battled alcoholism and breast cancer, and photographer Margaret Bourke-White, who had Parkinson's disease, used their fame to inform people. Today, stars are more likely to push for attention and research, which can benefit them as well as other people suffering from the condition. (Forbes)
Remembering a brutal era in words and, now, images Nov 1, 2006
Now, in a new edition of the novel, Roli Books in New Delhi has paired his story with 66 unflinching black-and- white photographs of the partition era, some never before published, by the American photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. This new incarnation of "Train to Pakistan," which Roli hopes to find international distributors for at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month, has given the book what its author happily calls "a new lease on life." It has also given Singh, who at 91 has borne witness... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Cloth stood for liberty Oct 14, 2006
Gandhi, leader of India's long independence struggle from Britain, is often remembered in a 1946 photo by Life magazine photographer Margaret Bourke-White, where he appears semi-naked, sitting at a spinning wheel in a swatch of khadi a material he popularized as a way to break India's dependence on Manchester's cotton factories. Villagers throughout India, in his view, could adequately clothe themselves by growing cotton for local consumption, and spinning and weaving it themselves. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
Editorial: New season begins Sep 18, 2006
It has included Henry Kissinger, Ray Bradbury, Alvin Toffler, Alex Haley, Margaret Bourke-White, Maya Angelou, Ogden Nash, Condoleeza Rice, James Michener and William L. Shirer. The English poet Alfred Noyes appeared, as did Owen Lattimore, the author and educator slandered by Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The way it is Sep 5, 2006
Bonney has better-known journalism colleagues, among them Nellie Bly, Margaret Bourke-White, Martha Gellhorn, and former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham. But even they do not command the recognition and respect they should. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Taking refuge in nostalgia...AddMyLinkImage("/news/181_1778106,0008.htm", "Taking refuge in nostalgia..."); Aug 26, 2006
Taking refuge in nostalgia. Saturday, August 26, 2006. (Hindustan Times, India)
Balboa Park museum celebrates photographic pioneers Jul 22, 2006
Some featured artists, like Margaret Bourke-White, are well-known to photography buffs. Others, like Therese Bonney and Olga Lander, have faded from public consciousness. (North County Times)
`In Focus' celebrates 75 years of collecting photos at the Addison Gallery in Andover Jul 7, 2006
It began with four Margaret Bourke-White pictures, purchased in 1934 for $5 apiece. Even factoring in inflation, those were fabulous bargains: A vintage Bourke-White print can go in the high five figures today. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Raul Corrales, 81; Photographer Captured the Cuban Revolution Apr 22, 2006
He liked to look at the photography magazines and was particularly interested in the work of American photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. "I wanted to be a photographer ever since I was a kid," Corrales said in a 1997 interview with the Dallas Morning News. (Los Angeles Times)
Tana Hoban, 88; Author of Children's Books Used Her Photographs as Illustrations Feb 20, 2006
Her photography was included in a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1949 along with works by such noteworthy photographers as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange and Helen Levitt. Hoban also was featured in the landmark 1955 exhibition "The Family of Man," curated by renowned photographer Edward Steichen. (LA Times, CA)
Weak Moment, Guilty Pleasure Jan 7, 2006
Count on it: The digital age will produce no Alfred Stieglitz, no Margaret Bourke-White, no Ansel Adams unless the shooter possesses an artist's soul and has mastered the craft. By all means, use your digital camera to take those family snaps. (Wired News)
