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By: Kayla Malahiazar

Imogen

Cunningham

Kayla Malahiazar

Her HistoryBorn April 12, 1883, Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Imogen Cunningham

Began exploring photography in 1901

Won a foreign study scholarship; attended Technische Hochschule in Dresden, Germany from 1909 to 1910 Married the

etcher Roi Partridge in 1915

Had three children

Her History (cont.)

Imogen Cunningham

Moved to San Francisco in 1917

Mid-thirties; Roi and Imogen divorced

At 91 she created the Imogen Cunningham Trust; protected her work

Overall her life was filled with hardships

Died June 24, 1976, San Francisco, California at the age of 93

Student at the University of Washington; study photographic chemistry

Her CareerCareer began with a part time job in the Seattle studio of Edward S. Curtis

Worked for magazines, created a portrait studio, and worked as a teacher at the California School of Fine Arts

1930’s worked for Vanity Fair; took portraits of celebrities Joined the group f/64;

founded by Ansel Adams and Willard Van Dyke

Imogen Cunningham

My Opinion

Portrait work

Lighting

Shape

Attention to detail

Similar styles

Influences Gertrude Kasebier

Edward S. Curtis

Alfred Steglitz

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Edward Weston

Ansel Adams

Mergers

Line

Shadows

The Bath; 1952

Perspective

Expression

On the Nickel Ferry, San Francisco; 1935

Repetition

Line

Texture

Delicate

Magnolia Bud; 1920

Simplicity

Light

Shadows

Line

Light

Marian Van Tuyl 5; 1930's

Shadows

Light

Expression

John Butler with Mask 3; 1922

Bibliography

http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/imogen.htm

http://www.studiocleo.com/gallerie/cunningham/imogen.html 

http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/masters/imogencunningham/imogencunningham.shtml

http://www.photoeye.com/Gallery/cunningham/nudes/bio.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Cunningham

http://www.pbase.com/bw/imogen_cunningham&page=1  = good one

http://www.photoquotes.com/ShowQuotes.asp?ID=372&Name=Cunningham,_Imogen&Type=Q

http://www.oswaldgallery.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.135/.f

http://www.orsillo.com/articles/Cunningham.html

http://www.geh.org/fm/cunningham/htmlsrc/cunningham_sld00001.html

http://www.johnstevenson-gallery.com/cunningham_2005/cunningham_2005_tn.html

http://www.westongallery.com/artists/i_cunningham/imogen_cunningham.html

http://www.cs.washington.edu/building/art/ImogenCunningham/

http://www.studiocleo.com/gallerie/cunningham/works.html

http://www.faygoldgallery.com/index.htm

“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow.” -Imogen Cunningham (1883 -1976)

Imogen Cunningham