Softcover | 22.86 x 1.91 x 30.48 cm | 158 pp

Saint Louis Art Museum | 1997 | 9780891780472

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Featuring an essay by Lucy R. Lippard

This catalogue was published to accompany the groundbreaking 1997 exhibition and Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century, Selections from the Helen Kornblum Collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Featuring work by well-known luminaries of the medium such as Arbus, Goldin, Lange, Cunningham, Cindy Sherman and Annie Leibovitz, to far less known figures, this book celebrates the role women have had in shaping photography's vision.

When Helen Kornblum first conceived of her collection over 40 years ago, many female photographers synonymous with the medium today were not internationally known nor critically discussed. In fact, despite women actively participating in photography since its inception in the mid-19th century, their work was not widely recognised nor celebrated within the canon. It was with this in mind that Kornblum embarked on her collecting journey with a conscious effort to shift the public’s attention to what had been heretofore ignored.