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Margaret Bourkewhite: Moments In History
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Americas First Female War Correspondent, Margaret Bourkewhite Was Also Something Of A Media Star, With The Portrait Of Her Decked Out In Flying Gear, Camera In Hand, About To Set Off On A Bombing Raid, Being A Favorite Pinup Among U.S. Forces. Focusing On The Work Bourkewhite Made In The 1930S And 40S In Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, The Soviet Union And The U.K., Moments In History Presents 150 Classic Photographs Alongside Revelatory Extracts From Letters And Publications In Periodicals. Bourkewhite Traveled To The Ussr When The First Fiveyear Plan Was Being Implemented; She Documented The German Invasion Of The Soviet Union In 1941, And The Allied Bombing Of Germany. In The Summer Of 1945 She Was Commissioned By Life To Make A Photographic Record Of The Destroyed German Cities. She Was Present At The Liberation Of The Buchenwald Concentration Camp And The Leipzigthekla Forced Labor Camp. She Recorded The Partition Of India And The Korean War, And One Of Her Most Famous Pictures Of This Period Is Gandhi, Which Shows The Subject At His Spinning Wheel. Also Included In The Catalogue Are Some Of The Wordpicture Sequences Bourkewhite Did For Fortune And Life, As Well As Extracts From Her Correspondence With Personalities From The Worlds Of Politics And Culture, Such As Winston Churchill And Georgia Okeeffe. Bourkewhite Wanted To Be The Eyes Of The Age, And Her Pictures Testify To (As She Put It) Her Unquenchable Desire To Be Present When History Is Being Made.Margaret Bourkewhite (19041971) Was Born Margaret White In The Bronx, New York, And Grew Up In Middlesex, New Jersey. According To Her Brother Roger, Her Interest In Photography Began As A Hobby, Supported By Her Fathers Enthusiasm For Cameras. Bourkewhite First Came To National Attention With Her Photographs Of The Otis Steel Company Mill, Which Led To Her Working At Life, Where She Was Staff Photographer From 19361940. She Died In Stamford, Connecticut, Aged 67, In 1971.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Who is the author of 'Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History'? A: The author of 'Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History' is Sean Quimby.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is bound in hardcover.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History'? A: The book contains a total of 192 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is in Mint condition.
- Q: When was 'Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History' published? A: The book was published on February 28, 2013.
- Q: What subjects does the book cover? A: The book focuses on the work of Margaret Bourke-White, particularly her photography from the 1930s and 1940s, covering historical events in various countries.
- Q: Are there any notable photographs included in the book? A: Yes, the book includes 150 classic photographs taken by Margaret Bourke-White, documenting significant historical moments.
- Q: Is there any additional content besides photographs? A: Yes, the book features extracts from letters and publications, providing context to Bourke-White's work and experiences.
- Q: What is the primary theme of the book? A: The primary theme of the book is to showcase Margaret Bourke-White's desire to document history through her photography.
- Q: Where are the orders for this book dispatched from? A: Orders are dispatched from our UK warehouse the next working day.