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#tbt #arthistory #womeninhistory - 🖤 Self Portrait as a New Woman’ (1896) by Frances Benjamin Johnston, one of the first professional female press photographers in the US. She was born 15 January 1864 in Grafton, West Virginia. Her family moved to Washington, D.C.; after graduating from Notre Dame of Maryland Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies in 1883, Frances moved to Paris to study at the Académie Julian. She had ambitions as a writer (her mother was a journalist) but after being given a camera by a family friend, George Eastman – yes, inventor of the Eastman Kodak cameras – she became passionate about photography. She opened her own studio in 1894 in Washington, D.C. and became popular as a portrait photographer: her subjects included Alice Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Booker T. Washington and Edith Wharton et al. In the 1890s she took a series of brilliant, funny self-portraits (such as this one) which can be seen as precursors of Cindy Sherman's photographs. In 1893, she told a reporter: ‘It is another pet theory with me that there are great possibilities in photography as a profitable and pleasant occupation for women, and I feel that my success helps to demonstrate this, and it is for this reason that I am glad to have other women know of my work.’ Throughout her long career, Frances travelled endlessly and shot workers in coal mines, mills and factories, sailors, students and actors and actresses; she documented peace treaties and world fairs. In 1913, she opened a studio in New York with her partner, the photographer Mattie Edwards Hewitt; she also lived there with Mattie, her mother and aunt. In her later life, she became fascinated in architectural history and documented hundred of buildings throughout the US. Frances's photographs are now included in major collections, including @themet @vmfamuseum @themuseumofmodernart @baltimoremuseumofart Frances Benjamin Johnston died at her home in New Orleans in 1952 at the age of 88. Repost from @jenniferhiggie 🖤🙌🏻
#mondaymood Fresh cut Botanicals in paper form - Paper Cuts; my last creative push of 2018. Such a pleasure watching them hangout in your homes 🌿💚🌿 Pictured ‘DAYBREAK’ limited edition print. For more info about this print 👉🏻 link in profile.
Taking a well deserved unpacking / first week back at work pause! (which turned into a moment to admire the detail in my new @caesarstoneca Frozen Terra counter-top and stools by @atelier.arking #SensorySelection #homerenovation
Happy houseplant appreciation day! Today (and everyday) is the perfect opportunity to brighten up the home with the sharp splash of green of a living plant! 💚🌿 #annachurchhomestyle #plantgang
After a whirlwind move back into our newly renovated home & time spent with the kiddos on vacation, I’m finally saying a belated hello to 2019! This online clan is a constant source of inspiration and community 🧡 Setting a little intention: this year I’m looking forward to sharing my art, my new (old) home and all the design details I enjoy contemplating & creating with you! What are you creating & sharing in 2019? And very importantly what would you like to see? 😊
 
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