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Maxine Helfman’s Photographs Redefine Art as We Know It

Maxine Helfman
Maxine Helfman's 2015 Historical Correction situates itself as a response to the famous Flemish portraits by positioning Black individuals as her focal point.
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Met’s ‘The New Woman Behind the Camera’: Photographers Who Always Inspire

Flood Relief, Louisville, Kentucky at The New Woman Behind the Camera
The Met is showcasing The New Woman Behind the Camera, highlighting the 1920s-1950s women photographers who inspired generations.
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Charmian Kittredge London & the Call of Two Photographs

On a cool fall day in 1943, young photographers Hansel Mieth and Otto Hagel visited Charmian Kittredge London–the wife of author Jack London–at her home in Glen Ellen (CA). This was just five years before Mieth would become the second woman photographer to join the staff of Time Magazine.… read more.

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