Imogen Cunningham Cunningham was an American photographer known for her botanical photography and industrial landscapes. In 1906, while studying at...

Cunningham’s friend, Clare Shephard, embodies the blowing of the wind by gracefully extending her arm through layers of transparent fabric. The platinum print, soft focus, and allegorical subject reveal the artist’s early interest in Pictorialism, a movement that sought to define photography as a fine art

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Imogen Cunningham's photos are taken from a difference perspective and are veiwed in a special way

Imogen Cunningham. Glacial Lily. 1927. Gelatin silver print. 8 3/8 × 7 1/4" (21.3 × 18.4 cm). Gift of Albert M. Bender. 72.1940. © 2025 Estate of Imogen Cunningham. Photography

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Imogen Cunningham, Hands of Dr. Leo Keoshian, 1973

Few women chose to become photographers at the beginning of the 20th century, yet Cunningham’s images – from female nudes to Hollywood portraits – smoothed the way for countless female artists that followed

Imogen Cunningham. Magnolia Blossom, Tower of Jewels. 1925. Gelatin silver print. 9 1/2 × 7" (24.1 × 17.8 cm). Gift of Albert M. Bender. 76.1940. © 2025 Estate of Imogen Cunningham. Photography

Imogen Cunningham with her Rolleiflex.