The 20th century was defined by change. LIFE Magazine, the first publication to tell stories through images instead of mere text, acted as a window into many historic events for Americans. This exhibition follows the careers of six enterprizing LIFE photographers through the works they created and the stories they captured between the 1930s and 1970s. We invite you to join us for a tour of the social and political dynamics that shaped the American experience during this time through the lenses of Margaret Bourke-White, Hansel Mieth, Marie Hansen, Nina Leen, Martha Holmes, and Lisa Larsen.
LIFE: Six Women Photographers
6 October 2023 – 3 February 2024
BYU Museum of Art
North Campus Drive
Provo, UT 84602
https://moa.byu.edu/life-six-women-photographers
Nina Leen, unpublished photograph from “American Woman’s Dilemma,” LIFE, June 16, 1947. © LIFE Picture Collection, Meredith Corporation
Martha Holmes, photograph from “Mr. B.,” LIFE, April 24, 1950. © LIFE Picture Collection, Meredith Corporation
Hansel Mieth, photograph from “International Ladies’ Garment Workers: How a Great Union Works Inside and Out,” LIFE, August 1, 1938. © LIFE Picture Collection, Meredith Corporation
Lisa Larsen, unpublished photograph from “Tito as Soviet Hero, How Times Have Changed!” LIFE, June 25, 1956, © LIFE Picture Collection, Meredith Corporation
Marie Hansen, “The exercises are designed to foster flexibility and endurance, not bulging muscles,” photograph from “The WAACs,” LIFE, September 7, 1942, © LIFE Picture Collection, Meredith Corporation
Margaret Bourke-White, photograph from “Franklin Roosevelt’s Wild West,” LIFE, November 23, 1936. © LIFE Picture Collection, Meredith Corporation
