The names of the women who worked alongside iconic photographers such as Robert Capa, Nick Ut and Tim Hetherington draw little recognition outside the field. Yet, their noteworthy accomplishments came with an additional obstacle: their gender.
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MFA widens the angle on women photographers
By Cate McQuaid Globe Correspondent,Updated May 5, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
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Adriana Lestido s Mother and Daughter from Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, 1982.Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
âWomen Take the Floor,â the Museum of Fine Artsâs necessary and colossal penance for neglecting women artists for 150 years, has now welcomed photographers into the fold.
A new installation, âPersonal and Political: Women Photographers, 1965-1985â distills a period of sea change when photography was finally fully embraced as art. Photo galleries opened; collecting began in earnest. Women picked up cameras hoping the newly legitimized medium would provide better art-world traction than, say, painting.