Tuesday Tea / Artist-Entrepreneurs: Cameron, Käsebier, and Bourke-White

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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During photography’s first century, the medium struggled to gain acceptance as an art form. At the same time, women fought for rights in the home and workplace. Julia Margaret Cameron, Gertrude Käsebier, and Margaret Bourke-White became leaders and innovators in this male-dominated field. Respected for their artistry and business acumen, these women fractured societal norms about what women could accomplish, while contributing to the recognition of photography as an art form. Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography and Chair of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Cleveland Museum of Art, presents this talk in conjunction with the Allen’s exhibition Femme ’n isms, Part II: Flashpoints in Photography.

Image: Julia Margaret Cameron (English, 1815–1879), Cylene Wilson, ca. 1867. Albumen print. Gift of Marilyn W. Grounds, 1981.42.12.

Access Statement:
This event will be held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building. The lecture space is wheelchair accessible, with moveable seating, and near wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Restrooms are gender-specific; visitors are invited to use the restroom of their preference. Listening devices and ASL are currently not scheduled for this event. Most talks will be recorded and available with closed captions on the museum’s Vimeo page after the event. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.