Imogen!: Imogen Cunningham Photographs 1910-1973

by Imogen Cunningham, Margery Mann (Introduction)

Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle.

Genres: Photography, Art, Art and Photography, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1974

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection provides a good overview of Cunningham's various periods and interests, including some rare early photographs (few survive because she broke most of the heavy plates rather than transport them when she moved).

I prefer her early, Pre-Raphaelite influenced images, but that's purely a matter of my taste, not that her photography was better at that point.

I also really liked the nudes of her husband. She mentions at one point that she got the effect by having him posed on a sheet of ice! Roi Partridge, you are a manly man and a good husband (even if you did get married two more times).

Cunningham knew most of the significant American photographers and artists of the 20th century, and I would have liked a little more on her interactions with them, but I guess that's a subject for further reading.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating work! I have never heard of her until the other day when I was browsing the local used bookstore here. I love her first name and when I flipped through the book, I couldn't believe that these images were from nearly 100 years ago!!